A Doorway in Ajaccio

1901

James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and gray wash on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.7 x 9.1 cm (6 3/16 x 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2009.70.251

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 1995, no. 1690


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

J. H. Hutchinson, London (Lugt 2921). W. Dowdswell [b. 1858], London (according to label). Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1995

  • MacDonald, Margaret F. James McNeill Whistler: Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours: A Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1995, no. 1690.

Inscriptions

center verso in pencil by unknown hand: 5 (circled)

Markings

BS lower left: JF (Joseph F. McCrindle); lower left verso in black ink: LRJ; lower right verso in blue ink: NGA's stamp and LRJ

Wikidata ID

Q64580670


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