The Doorway, 1879–80, Etching, drypoint and roulette; fourteenth state of twenty (Glasgow); printed in brownish-black ink on

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The Doorway, 1879–80, Etching, drypoint and roulette; fourteenth state of twenty (Glasgow); printed in brownish-black ink on ivory laid paper, Plate: 11 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. ( x 20 cm), Prints, James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London), Richly ornamented panels surround a central void and invite us into the shadowed interior of the Palazzo Gussoni, with a sunlit courtyard glimpsed beyond. This etching belongs to Whistler’s 'First Venice Set,' and the artist found his subject on the Rio de la Fava canal, east of the Rialto

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Size: 3840px × 5369px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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