The Forge—Passage du Dragon / James McNeill Whistler
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- Accession Number
- 1992/1.143
- Title
- The Forge—Passage du Dragon
- 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
- 1894
- 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
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David P. Tunick
- Inscription
- Signed in pencil (butterfly monogram), l.r. Signed in stone (butterfly monogram) under arch at u.l. Watermark: crown/CR
- Dimensions
- 33.1 cm x 21 cm (13 1/16 in. x 8 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Physical Description
- A dark horizontal opening shows three men working and talking. Above is an arched recess, at the top of which is an open window with a plant. Below the large horizontal opening, a chicken stands in the street just below.
- Subject Matter
- Whistler frequently depicted figures in dark interiors, and forges, smithys, coopers, etc. provided him with suitable material to explore such effects. This image was drawn not far from where the artist lived in Paris in a region of tinsmiths and other metal workers between the rue de Rennes and the cour du Dragon, an area demolished in the early 20th century.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- animals and creatures
- architecture
- birds
- buildings and the land
- the natural world
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 857 x 1333
- File Size
- 119 KB
- Record
- 1992/1.143
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1992-sl-1.143/1992_1.143.jpg
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"The Forge—Passage du Dragon; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1992-sl-1.143/1992_1.143.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.
