La Marchande de Moutarde, one of the "Twelve Etchings from Nature," or the "French Set" / James McNeill Whistler
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- Accession Number
- 1954/1.329
- Title
- La Marchande de Moutarde, one of the "Twelve Etchings from Nature," or the "French Set"
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1858
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Inscription
- On the plate, l.l.: Whistler; On the plate, bottom left: Imp. Delatre. Rue St. Jacques. 171. Collection (no mark): This set is from the collection of the late Sir F. Seymour Haden's brother.
- Dimensions
- 32.3 cm x 24.7 cm (12 11/16 in. x 9 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Physical Description
- A young woman at the left stands at the threshold of a stone doorway; in the interior beyond her, a woman in a white cap is preparing a jar at a desk or counter. Above the desk is a row of jars on a shelf.
- Subject Matter
- "La Marchande de Moutarde" is an early example of Whistler's interest in showing views through the frames of doorways. Here the sense of depth from the threshold to the woman inside the room is minimized (especially compared with "The Kitchen") in favor of intense patterning of all the surfaces--an approach that tends to flatten space. The composition is based on two drawings executed in Cologne, Germany during the walking tour Whistler took w/ Delannoy.
- Primary Keywords
- buildings
- doorways
- doorways and doorway components
- interior spaces
- interiors
- standing
- vessels
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- architecture
- building divisions
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- containers
- containers by form
- figures
- genres
- objects
- objects we use
- openings (architectural elements)
- openings and opening components
- openings by form
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- rooms and spaces
- rooms and spaces by location or context
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 785 x 1375
- File Size
- 160 KB
- Record
- 1954/1.329
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"La Marchande de Moutarde, one of the "Twelve Etchings from Nature," or the "French Set"; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.329/1954_1.329.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.