The Garden / James McNeill Whistler
Viewer
About this Item
Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1994/2.14
- Title
- The Garden
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph on laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1891
- 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)
- Inscription
- Signed in graphite, l.l.: butterfly monogram Signed in stone, on tablecloth in image: butterfly monogram Verso, inscribed in graphite, LL corner: "a 23958"; LL: "APG 13354"; LR corner: "# 654/ a u" Unidentified watermark (see file for sketch).
- Dimensions
- 29.9 cm x 22.2 cm (11 3/4 in. x 8 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Physical Description
- Figures are seen seated out of doors around a table in a garden. The table is set with a tea and coffee service and cups and saucers; behind the figures is a screen of trees.
- Subject Matter
- This intimate gathering is set in the garden of Whistler's house in Cheyne Walk. Drawn most likely in June of 1891, the scene depicts the following people: Mrs. Brandon Thomas, Walter Sickert (standing), Sidney Starr, Brandon Thomas, Beatrix Whistler, Ethel Birnie Philip.
- Primary Keywords
- figures
- figures (representations)
- fishing
- gardens
- seated
- sitting
- standing
- table
- tables
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- furniture by form or function
- objects
- objects we use
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by form
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- physical activities by location
- physical activities by specific context
- support furniture
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- water activities
- Rights
- If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit https://umma.umich.edu/about/services/request-image/ for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.
Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 955 x 1277
- File Size
- 130 KB
- Record
- 1994/2.14
- Link to this Item
-
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1994-sl-2.14/1994_2.14.jpg
Rights and Permissions
Related Links
Portfolios
- In public portfolios
IIIF
- Manifest
-
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1994-SL-2.14:1994_2.14.JPG
Cite this Item
View the Help Guide for more information.
- Full citation
-
"The Garden; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1994-sl-2.14/1994_2.14.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.