The Young Tree / James McNeill Whistler
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.397
- Title
- The Young Tree
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in warm black ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
- Object Creation Date
- 1887
- 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 plate, to right of tree trunk: Butterfly monogram Signed, in pencil, on tab: Butterfly monogram and imp.
- Dimensions
- 13.3 cm x 9.5 cm (5 1/4 in. x 3 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- intaglio print
- Physical Description
- Two children sit on the ground next to a young tree that stands supported by a stake. The tree's foliage fills the image at the upper right. A fence in the upper part of the image separates the children from buildings in the distance, seen through the tree's branches. Presumably the children are in a part adjacent to a residential neighborhood.
- Subject Matter
- This tender image of a woman and child sitting near a young tree in an urban park shows how skillfully Whistler could with just a few strokes create a complete environment. The setting is at the Inns of Court, Gray's Inn, in London.
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- buildings and the land
- figures
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by function
- people and occupations
- plants
- the natural world
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 1954/1.397
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.397/1
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"The Young Tree; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.397/1. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 01, 2024.