Artwork Details
11-3/4 x 8 in.
Mark Descriptionmonogrammed in pencil, on tab below image, L.L.: butterfly imp.
Accession NumberMrs. Pierre F. Goodrich Endowed Art Fund, Miscellaneous Print Fund
CopyrightPrints, Drawings, and Photographs
Color PaletteWhistler was commissioned to make etchings of Venice in September 1879. Scores of etchers had previously depicted Venice's architectural beauties, but Whistler was fascinated by the changing moods and shifting lights of the city.
Nocturnal effects were recaptured by leaving a film of ink on the etching plate, which had to be reapplied for each printing. Whistler trusted no one but himself to ink and print these moody impressions.
"I have learned to know a Venice in Venice that the others never seem to have perceived."
-J.A.M. Whistler, 1880
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
British Qualities: Works on Paper, 1875-1930
Indianapolis Museum of Art
February 16, 2008 - July 13, 2008
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