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Print
Old Hungerford Bridge
James Abbott McNeill Whistler, (Lowell, MA, 1834 – 1903, London)
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill
United States
1834 - 1903
Male
9 x 12 7/8 in. (22.8 x 32.7 cm)
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Printer's ink
Printer's ink
ca. 1863
1858
1868
1800-1900, 19th century, boats, bridges, etchings, rivers
Print
The American artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler, based primarily in London, and Monet were both committed to working from nature and seeking beauty in contemporary environments. They directed their focus increasingly on transient effects of light and weather and revisited their subjects under varying conditions. In particular, both artists shared a fascination with the landmarks and activity along London’s Thames River.
This etchings was a part of Whistler’s A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects (known as “The Thames Set”). When they were published in 1871, the prints were already recognized as a valuable record of an already vanishing London.
[Label copy from Monet: Vision and Process exhibition, 2018]
lower right, in image, in the plate
1941.17
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Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
41.17SL1
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41.17DI#2
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8/1/2007
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