The Door of the Chapel, Montrésor |  Art Institute of Chicago (1934.557) | |
| Number: | 422 | |
| Date: | 1888 | |
| Medium: | etching | |
| Size: | 178 x 128 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at left | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 4 | |
| Catalogues: | K.395; M.392 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (4) | ||
PUBLICATION
It was never published. However, it is closely related to Whistler's unpublished 'Renaissance Set'.
EXHIBITIONS
It was first shown at Wunderlich's in New York in 1898. 11 An impression was lent by Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916) to the Caxton Club in 1900 (
), and another by Howard Mansfield (1849-1938) to the Whistler Memorial Exhibition in Boston in 1904 (). 12
Impressions were also shown at the other principal Memorial shows at the Grolier Club, New York in 1904 and the London Memorial Exhibition in 1905. 13
), and another by Howard Mansfield (1849-1938) to the Whistler Memorial Exhibition in Boston in 1904 (). 12 Impressions were also shown at the other principal Memorial shows at the Grolier Club, New York in 1904 and the London Memorial Exhibition in 1905. 13
11: New York 1898 (cat. no. 246).
12: Chicago 1900 (cat. no. 290); Boston 1904 (cat. no. 222).
13: New York 1904a (cat. no. 381); London Mem. 1905 (cat. no. 341).
SALES & COLLECTORS
Whistler sold it for £10.10.0 at first. He sold an impression on 24 May 1889 to H. Wunderlich & Co. (,) which they sold to Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919); another to Howard Mansfield (1849-1938) on 23 July 1889 () and one to Knoedler & Co. on 27 July. 14
,) which they sold to Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919); another to Howard Mansfield (1849-1938) on 23 July 1889 () and one to Knoedler & Co. on 27 July. 14 There is the possibility that Whistler sold another impression in 1899, under the title 'Rennaissance [sic] Doorway' to Wunderlich's for £6.6.0, although the lower price might suggest this was another etching. 15 However, it could have been the impression bought by Robert Hartshorne (d. 1927), who owned an impression () that had been with Wunderlich's at some time. 16 It was bought, probably after Harthorne's death, by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971) who gave it to the National Gallery of Art.
) that had been with Wunderlich's at some time. 16 It was bought, probably after Harthorne's death, by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971) who gave it to the National Gallery of Art.15: Wunderlich's to Whistler, 24 March 1899, GUW #07305.
16: Stock no. a 23970.