The Forge from "Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects", 1861
James Abbott McNeill Whistlerexpand_more
Drypointexpand_more
The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916expand_more P.4,550
Not on Viewexpand_more
The Forge is the only print from the "Thames Set" to be executed completely in drypoint, and according to Whistler, is the only image he printed entirely by himself. The scene is from the Brittany Coast in France at Perros-Guirac, where the artist was recovering from rheumatic fever. This was the first time Whistler explored the theme of the forge, but he would return to it several times during his career.
Details
- Title
- The Forge from "Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects"
- Artist Life
- 1834–1903
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.4,550
- Provenance
- (Kennedy Galleries, New York). William M. Ladd (1855-1931, Portland, OR), by 1916; Herschel V. Jones (1861-1928, Minneapolis), 1916; his gift to MIA, 1916.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- L.91, K.68 iv/iv, W.63
- Curator Approved
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