Vitré—The Canal / James McNeill Whistler

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Accession Number: 1954/1.436
Title: Vitré—The Canal
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: 1893
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
Inscription: On the stone, on building at right: Butterfly monogram Collector's mark: T.R.W. (in rectangle) Thomas Robert Way. Lugt 2456
Dimensions: 29.5 cm x 20.8 cm (11 5/8 in. x 8 3/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Physical Description: A French town, with houses along a canal or river in the foreground extends in the distance showing rooflines and towers under a blustery sky.
Subject Matter: During the 1893, the Whistlers made several trips to Brittany and the Low Countries. This transfer lithograph is an early example during which the artist incorported stump in his lithographs. The town of Vitré is shown from a high vantage point and is one of a group of architectural views he executed during this trip to Brittany.
Primary Keywords: canals; water; window
Secondary Keywords: architecture; cityscapes; geography; the natural world; waterscapes
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 771 x 1177
File Size: 125 KB
Record: 1954/1.436
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Full citation: "Vitré—The Canal; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.436/1954_1.436.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 09, 2024.