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

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Accession Number
1954/1.392
Title
Nocturne: Furnace, 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
On the plate, l. center: Butterfly monogram Signed, in pencil, on tab: Butterfly monogram and imp. Collector's mark: H S T H.S. Theobald (not in Lugt in this form, in pencil) Collection (no mark): C.W. Dowdeswell
Dimensions
16.4 cm x 22.7 cm (6 7/16 in. x 8 15/16 in.)
Century
19th century
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
intaglio print
Physical Description
Viewed at night from the water, a man works deep inside an interior that is brightly lit from an unseen light source. Surrounding the threshold are dark lines indicating the shadowy exterior space. To the left of the doorway is a window that is partly open to reveal a figure standing facing outward towards the viewer.
Subject Matter
"Nocturne: Furnace" brings together in one image several of the recurring themes in Whistler's art: the nocturne itself; images of men working at forges or furnaces (in this instance perhaps a glass-blower); scenes viewed through or framed by doorways. Here, plate tone evokes the gloom of the dark canals at night and the figure of the man working at the furnace continues Whistler's interest in Dutch interiors and in images of working men.
Primary Keywords
canals
night
standing
venice
window
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Record
1954/1.392
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"Nocturne: Furnace, 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-1.392/1954_1.392.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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