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The Etchings of James McNeill Whistler
by Campbell Dodgson, M.A., C.B.E
Keeper of the Prints and Drawings at the British Museum


Edited by Geoffrey Holme

Published by The Studio, Limited, London (1922)
A limited edition of 200, of which this is #135/200


Etchings from proofs and Photogravures from original etched plates

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches

James McNeill Whistler
(American, 1834-1903)

Whistler was one of the most controversial artists of the last part of the nineteenth century and delighted in puncturing the stuffiness of the English whose lifes he delighted in enlivening. Yet despite his abrasive personality, his art is among the most subtle of his times.
Whistler made it his mission in England, where he spent the latter part of his life, to attack the notion that the artist must portray the subjects upon which he worked recognizably, prefering instead to present the inner harmony that he felt when painting, etching, or making prints.


His work moves from Realism to Impressionism to Symbolism to Abstraction.

Whistler

 

The Mast

"The Mast"
Plate 60

etching from proof, on chain-laid, watermarked paper


The Doorway

"The Doorway"
Plate 57

etching from proof, on chain-laid, watermarked paper


The Bridge

"The Bridge"
Plate 68

etching from proof, on chain-laid, watermarked paper


Fish Shop, Venice

"Fish Shop, Venice"
Plate 79

etching from proof, on chain-laid, watermarked paper


The Barrow, Brussels

"The Barrow, Brussels"

Plate 92

etching from proof, on chain-laid, watermarked paper


Old Hungerford Bridge

"Old Hungerford Bridge"
Plate 40

etching from proof, on chain-laid, watermarked paper


Balcony, Amsterdam

"Balcony, Amsterdam"
Plate 94

etching from proof, on chain-laid, watermarked paper


Justice Walk, Chelsea

"Justice Walk, Chelsea"
Plate 89

etching from proof, on chain-laid, watermarked paper


Wheelwright

"Wheelwright"

Plate 80

etching from proof, on chain-laid, watermarked paper

The prints below, unlike the etchings above, are offset lithographs after etchings.
They are from the same limited edition of 200.

Annie
Annie
[one of "The French Set."]
Plate 1
$10

Image size: 4 5/8 x 3 1/8 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned)

Fumette
Fumette
[one of "The French Set."]
Plate 1
$10

Image size: 6 3/8 x 4 1/4 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Annie, seated
Annie, seated
Plate 9
$10

Image size: 5 1/8 x 3 3/4 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Greenwich Pensioner
Greenwich Pensioner
Plate 12
$10

Image size: 3 13/16 x 5 1/4 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Old Westminster Bridge
Old Westminster Bridge
[one of "The Thames Set"]
Plate 14
$15

Image size: 2 7/8 x 7 15/16

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Limehouse
Limehouse
[one of "The Thames Set"]
Plate 15

Image size: 5 x 7 7/8 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

The Pool
The Pool
[one of "The Thames Set"]
Plate 18
$15

Image size: 5 3/8 x 8 3/8 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Thames Police
Thames Police
[one of "The Thames Set"]
Plate 19
$20

Image size: 5 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Finnette
Finnette
Plate 27
$10

Image size: 11 3/8 x 7 7/8 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Ile de la Cit, Paris
Ile de la Cité, Paris
Plate 28
$25

Image size: 7 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Annie Haden
Annie Haden
Plate 28
$15

Image size: 4 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Henry Newnham Davis
Henry Newnham Davis
[this plate has been called "Mr. Mann."]
Plate 30
$10

Image size: 8 7/8 x 6 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Vauxhall Bridge
Vauxhall Bridge
Plate 36
$15

Image size: 2 5/8 x 4 1/2 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Millbank
Millbank
[one of "The Thames Set"]
Plate 37
$20

Image size: 4 x 5 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Little Wapping
Little Wapping
Plate 38
$20

Image size: 4 7/8 x 4 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

The Little Pool
The Little Pool
[one of "The Thames Set"]
Plate 39
$15

Image size: 4 x 4 7/8 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

The Storm
The Storm
Plate 42
$15

Image size: 4 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Chelsea Wharf
Chelsea Wharf
Plate 43
$15

Image size: 3 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

The Desk
The Desk
Plate 46
$15

Image size: 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Free Trade Wharf
Free Trade Wharf
Plate 48
$20

Image size: 3 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

The 'Adam and Eve,' Old Chelsea
The 'Adam and Eve,' Old Chelsea
Plate 50
$20

Image size: 4 1/4 x 7 1/8 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Old Battersea Bridge
Old Battersea Bridge
Plate 51

Image size: 4 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

The Little Putney
The Little Putney
Plate 53
$15

Image size: 4 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Little Venice
Little Venice
[one of "The Venice Set"]
Plate 54
$20

Image size: 4 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

The Little Mast
The Little Mast
[one of "The Venice Set"]
Plate 55
$20

Image size: 7 1/4 x 5 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

The Riva
The Riva
[one of "The Venice Set"]
Plate 59
$15

Image size:6 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Bead-Stringers
Bead-Stringers
[one of the "Twenty-six Etchings"]
Plate 63
$15

Image size:4 1/2 x 7 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Long Lagoon
Long Lagoon
[one of the "Twenty-six Etchings"]
Plate 67
$15

Image size:4 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Upright Venice
Upright Venice
[one of the "Twenty-six Etchings"]
Plate 69
$15

Image size: 5 x 7 1/4 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Fishing Boat
Fishing Boat
[one of the "Twenty-six Etchings"]
Plate 72

Image size: 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Nocturne Furnace
Nocturne Furnace
[one of the "Twenty-six Etchings"]
Plate 76
$15

Image size: 4 1/4 x 5 7/8 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

La Salute: Dawn
La Salute: Dawn
[one of the "Twenty-six Etchings"]
Plate 78
$15

Image size: 5 x 7 1/2 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Little Court
Little Court
[one of the "Twenty-six Etchings"]
Plate 82
$15

Image size: 6 3/8 x 4 5/8 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Boats, Dordrecht
Boats, Dordrecht
Plate 85
$15

Image size: 3 7/8 x 2 5/8 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

The Fish-Shop, Busy Chelsea
The Fish-Shop, Busy Chelsea
Plate 87
$15

Image size: 4 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Rag-Shop, Milman's Row
Rag-Shop, Milman's Row
Plate 88

Image size: 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Fleur de Lys Passage
Fleur de Lys Passage
Plate 90
$15

Image size: 3 x 6 3/4 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Mellon-Shop, Houndsditch
Mellon-Shop, Houndsditch
Plate 91
$15

Image size: 6 7/8 x 5 1/8 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

Square House Amsterdam
Square House Amsterdam
Plate 93
$15

Image size: 5 1/4 x 6 7/8 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

The Embroidered Curtain
Embroidered Curtain
Plate 96
$15

Image size: 4 3/4 x 7 1/8 inches

Sheet size: about 11 x 15 inches
(entire sheet is too large to scan, only image area has been scanned

The print below is not from the Campbell Dodgson limited edition.
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
After the first two states of Fulham were published, Whistler sold the original plate to the Fine Art Society, who made a photogravure of the original etching which was published under the title Chelse" both in England (by J. S. Virtue and Co) and America (where it was published by Patterson & Neilson, New York). Signed in the plate with Whistler's butterfly mark, lower right.
$350

Photogravure from "The Art Journal, New Series London" published by J.S. Virtue & Co. Ltd, 1882

Image size: 8 x 5 1/4 inches on thick woven paper

Sheet size: about 11 3/8 x 8 3/8 inches

Condition: Very Good/Fine; with xome corner bumping and tiny fox marks in margins; small scuff mark between title at image at bottom.

 

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