Street at Saverne, 1858, Etching and open bite or sandpaper ground; third state of four (Glasgow); blue chine on off-white wove

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Street at Saverne, 1858, Etching and open bite or sandpaper ground; third state of four (Glasgow); blue chine on off-white wove paper (chine collé), Plate: 8 3/16 × 6 1/4 in. ( × cm), Prints, James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London), After visiting the Alsatian town of Saverne in the summer of 1858, Whistler produced his first etched Nocturne. Sharp recession heightens the irregular forms of old buildings, with a gas lantern hanging at right casting deep shadows

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Size: 3997px × 5221px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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