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James McNeill Whistler
The "Adam and Eve", Old Chelsea1878

Not on view
Etching of a harbor scene at low tide, with beached boats on mudflats and a row of densely packed buildings including a shop with a legible sign, rendered in fine black lines on cream paper

James McNeill Whistler, The "Adam and Eve", Old Chelsea, 1878, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Wallace L. De Wolf, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
James McNeill Whistler
Title
The "Adam and Eve", Old Chelsea
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1878
Medium
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. (23.49 x 34.29 cm); Image: 6 15/16 x 11 15/16 in. (17.62 x 30.32 cm); Mat: 14 x 19 in. (35.56 x 48.26 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Wallace L. De Wolf
Accession Number
19.4.45
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings