The Square House, Amsterdam / James McNeill Whistler
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.404
- Title
- The Square House, Amsterdam
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in brown ink on laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1889
- Object Creation Place
- North America
- American
- Creation Place 1
- North America
- Creation Place 2
- American
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Style/Group/Movement
- Aesthetic Movement
- Inscription
- On the plate, on facade, u.r.: Butterfly monogram Collector's mark: Royal Library, Windsor Castle. Lugt 2535 Tab, l.l., left blank
- Dimensions
- 23.1 cm x 17.7 cm (9 1/8 in. x 6 15/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- intaglio print
- Physical Description
- A street facing onto a canal is seen at a very slight angle. The three buildings each have balconies (some enclosed), banks of windows, and doors at the water's edge. A dense network of hatching lines describe the brick facades, balconies and windows, and reflecions.
- Subject Matter
- According to the Glasgow catalogue raisonné, "This is a view of the Oudeszijdskolk, in the city of Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands. It shows the back of the buildings on Sint Olofsteeg, in the city's red-light district."
- Primary Keywords
- amsterdam (inhabited place)
- balconies
- canals
- cityscapes
- doorways and doorway components
- houses
- multistory buildings
- reflections
- windows
- Secondary Keywords
- height
- architectural elements
- associated concepts
- building divisions
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- dwellings
- energy and related concepts
- energy-related concepts
- europe (continent)
- geographic and political locations
- hydraulic structures
- hydraulic structures by form
- light-related concepts
- netherlands (nation)
- north holland (province)
- objects we use
- openings (architectural elements)
- openings and opening components
- openings by form
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- physics concepts
- residential structures
- rooms and spaces
- rooms and spaces by form
- scientific concepts
- single built works
- single built works by form
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- windows and window components
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 949 x 1271
- File Size
- 189 KB
- Record
- 1954/1.404
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.404/1954_1.404.jpg
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"The Square House, Amsterdam; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.404/1954_1.404.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.
