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 Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Object Creation Date
1858
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
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
Print
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.
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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.
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