Nocturne: Palaces, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set' / James McNeill Whistler

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Accession Number
1954/1.387
Title
Nocturne: Palaces, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'
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 2
United States (nation)
Inscription
Signed, in pencil, on tab: Butterfly monogram and imp. On verso, in pencil, at top: superb ----- [print? proof?]
Dimensions
29.2 cm x 19.9 cm (11 1/2 in. x 7 13/16 in.)
Century
19th century
Primary Object Classification
Print
Physical Description
A nighttime view of canals in Venice. Walls of buildings at rough right angles to one another, connected by a footbridge in the distance, are lit to reveal massings of the architecture--balconies, doorways, windows. There are not people apparent; the sky and water are both very dark.
Subject Matter
Whistler experimented with artistic printing with his etchings of Venice, retaining films of ink that create an atmospheric effect. In this plate, these films of ink are used to evoke the dark, humid environment of Venice, seen principally in the regions of the sky and water. Plates like "Nocturne: Palaces" were printed so that the amount of ink retained varied, creating very different atmospheric effects.
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Record
1954/1.387
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"Nocturne: Palaces, 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-1.387/1954_1.387.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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