Rue de Vannes, Paris / James McNeill Whistler

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Accession Number
1954/1.410
Title
Rue de Vannes, Paris
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Object Creation Date
circa 1892-1893
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Inscription
On the plate, center left: Butterfly monogram
Dimensions
30.9 cm x 16.3 cm (12 3/16 in. x 6 7/16 in.)
Century
19th century
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
intaglio print
Physical Description
A partial view of a four-story building, concentrating on pairs of windows on each story and a wrought iron fence on the ground level. Windows have window boxes or balconies; on the ground level are several dogs on either side and a pair of milk cans at the center in front of the fence.
Subject Matter
Whistler focused on lithography over etching during the 1890s, making his etched views of Paris, that were never printed in editions, quite rare.
Whistler uses a partial representation to evoke the whole, playing on the theme and variation offered by the pairs of windows on each floor of the building, as well as for the dogs and cans in the foreground. Another playful touch is the way he employs his "butterfly" signature on the left side to balance the join on the downspout on the right side of the image.
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755 x 1377
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Record
1954/1.410
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"Rue de Vannes, Paris; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.410/1954_1.410.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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