Nocturne: Salute / James McNeill Whistler
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- Accession Number
- 1954/1.393
- Title
- Nocturne: Salute
- 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.l.: Butterfly monogram Signed, in pencil, on tab: Butterfly monogram and imp. Collector's mark: Royal Library, Windsor Castle. Lugt 2535, Watermark: crown/G R
- Dimensions
- 15.2 cm x 22.7 cm (6 in. x 8 15/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- intaglio print
- Physical Description
- This image shows structures and their reflections in the water, drawn largely through clusters of vertical lines. To the right in the distance are the masts of ships; at the right center is a small boat. More sketchily rendered are buildings or perhaps piers at the left of the image.
- Subject Matter
- This is one of Whistler's most evocative and atmospheric etchings. Because it is also one of the most abstract, it was not included in either of the Venice sets. The church of Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana (or customs house) are depicted enveloped in atmospheric mist or fog. A lone gondola is seen at the right side of the image.
- This impression is one of a handful that Margaret Watson Parker acquired from the sale in 1906 of some of the Whistlers in the collection of Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle.
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2560 x 1768
- File Size
- 620 KB
- Record
- 1954/1.393
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.393/1954_1_393.jpg
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"Nocturne: Salute; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.393/1954_1_393.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.
