Vitré—The Canal / James McNeill Whistler
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.435
- Title
- Vitré—The Canal
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1893
- 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 stone, on building at right: Butterfly monogram Signed, in pencil, bottom left: Butterfly monogram Collector's mark: Rosalind Birnie Philip. Lugt 406 Watermark: F I PRO PATRIA etc.
- Dimensions
- 33.2 cm x 21.1 cm (13 1/16 in. x 8 5/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- transfer lithograph
- Physical Description
- A French town, with houses along a canal or river in the foreground extends in the distance showing rooflines and towers under a blustery sky.
- Subject Matter
- During the 1893, the Whistlers made several trips to Brittany and the Low Countries. This transfer lithograph is an early example during which the artist incorported stump in his lithographs. The town of Vitré is shown from a high vantage point and is one of a group of architectural views he executed during this trip to Brittany.
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- architecture
- buildings and the land
- cityscapes
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- cultural landscapes
- cultural landscapes by location or context
- descriptors
- dwellings
- geography
- hydraulic structures
- hydraulic structures by form
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- openings (architectural elements)
- openings and opening components
- openings by form
- residential structures
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- the natural world
- waterscapes
- windows and window components
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 771 x 1131
- File Size
- 94 KB
- Record
- 1954/1.435
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.435/1954_1.435.jpg
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"Vitré—The Canal; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.435/1954_1.435.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.
