The Doorway
1880
11 9/16 x 7 15/16 in. (29.4 x 20.2 cm)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
United States
(Lowell, MA, 1834 – 1903, London)
Object Type:
Print
Medium and Support:
Etching and drypoint
Credit Line:
George Eastman Collection of the University of Rochester
Accession Number:
1948.38
Location: Not currently on view
Collection:
George Eastman Collection
From "Twenty-six Etchings" published by Dowdeswell and Dowdeswell, London, 1886
Bibliography
General references: Edward G. Kennedy, "The Etched Work of Whistler," New York, 1910: pp. 72-73, no. 188 (text volume); This print is discussed in Frederic Keppel's
The Golden Age of Engraving, New York: Baker & Taylor, 1910, opp. p.174
Provenance
George Eastman, Rochester, NY; his bequest to the University of Rochester, 1932; transferred to the Gallery, 1948
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Bibliography
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Article Scope: Reproduction only.
Donald Rosenthal, ed.
The George Eastman Collection.
Rochester, New York: University of Rochester Press, 1979.
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Article Scope: Mention.
Elizabeth Brayer.
Magnum Opus: The Story of the Memorial Art Gallery, 1913-1988.
Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1988.
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Robert H. Getscher.
The Stamp of Whistler.
Oberlin, OH: Allen Memorial Art Museum, 1977.
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Otto H. Bacher.
With Whistler in Venice.
New York, NY: The Century Co., 1909.
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Article Scope: Entry and reproduction.
Sandra Haller Olsen.
A Survey of American Printmaking from the Collection of the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester.
Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1987.
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Article Scope: Mention and reproduction.
Marjorie Searl
and Lu Harper.
The Memorial Art Gallery: 100 Years.
Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 2013.
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