Nocturne: Furnace, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set' / James McNeill Whistler
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- Accession Number
- 1954/1.392
- Title
- Nocturne: Furnace, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Object Creation Date
- 1879-1880
- 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. center: Butterfly monogram Signed, in pencil, on tab: Butterfly monogram and imp. Collector's mark: H S T H.S. Theobald (not in Lugt in this form, in pencil) Collection (no mark): C.W. Dowdeswell
- Dimensions
- 16.4 cm x 22.7 cm (6 7/16 in. x 8 15/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- intaglio print
- Physical Description
- Viewed at night from the water, a man works deep inside an interior that is brightly lit from an unseen light source. Surrounding the threshold are dark lines indicating the shadowy exterior space. To the left of the doorway is a window that is partly open to reveal a figure standing facing outward towards the viewer.
- Subject Matter
- "Nocturne: Furnace" brings together in one image several of the recurring themes in Whistler's art: the nocturne itself; images of men working at forges or furnaces (in this instance perhaps a glass-blower); scenes viewed through or framed by doorways. Here, plate tone evokes the gloom of the dark canals at night and the figure of the man working at the furnace continues Whistler's interest in Dutch interiors and in images of working men.
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- europe
- figures
- geography
- italy
- locality
- people and occupations
- study
- time
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1299 x 957
- File Size
- 140 KB
- Record
- 1954/1.392
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"Nocturne: Furnace, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.392/1954_1.392.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 02, 2024.