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James McNeill Whistler
Nocturne: Palaces1879/1880

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Etching or drypoint print of a narrow Venetian canal flanked by tall multistory buildings, rendered in fine brown lines on cream paper with a small gondola in the water

James McNeill Whistler, Nocturne: Palaces, 1879/1880, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Julius L. and Anita Zelman Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
James McNeill Whistler
Title
Nocturne: Palaces
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1879/1880
Medium
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
11 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. (29.53 x 20 cm)
Credit Line
The Julius L. and Anita Zelman Collection
Accession Number
M.86.366.13
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Fine, Ruth E. Drawing Near: Whistler Etchings from the Zelman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.

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