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Nocturne: Palaces
ca. 1886
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (Artist) American, 1834 - 1903 James Abbott McNeill Whistler (Printer) American, 1834 - 1903
Etching and drypoint printed in brown ink on laid paper
Image (and sheet): 11 5/8 × 7 7/8 inches (29.5 × 20 cm)
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Anonymous bequest in memory of Hal H. Smith
62.51
Public Domain
Markings
Signed, in graphite, below the plate line, lower left, with Whistler's butterfly monogram, followed by the abbreviation "imp."
Inscribed, in pencil, verso, bottom right corner: W ix - Inscribed, in pencil, verso of tab: 16888 [dealer's stock number] Inscribed, in pencil, verso, bottom left corner: a14207
Provenance
William Bayard Cutting [1850-1912] (supposed).Edward E. MacCrone; (Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, USA);
1962-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Nocturne: Palaces, ca. 1886, etching and drypoint printed in brown ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Anonymous bequest in memory of Hal H. Smith, 62.51.
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