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James McNeill Whistler
The Balcony1879/1880

Not on view
Etching of a Venetian palazzo facade rising from a canal, with Gothic arched windows, carved balcony, and a gondola below, rendered in fine brown lines on cream paper
Artist or Maker
James McNeill Whistler
Title
The Balcony
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1879/1880
Medium
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
Image and sheet: 11 5/8 x 7 13/16 in. (29.53 x 19.84 cm)
Credit Line
The Julius L. and Anita Zelman Collection
Accession Number
M.86.366.14
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Curatorial Notes

From the exhibition Whistler and Venice
January 29-May 28, 2003

Whistler designed a butterfly emblem as his signature and frequently embedded the hallmark in his compositions, here to the left of the balcony windows. The butterfly symbol is also discernible in his other etchings.

Selected Bibliography
  • Fine, Ruth E. Drawing Near: Whistler Etchings from the Zelman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.