Antony's Print Shop, Rue de Seine |  Freer Gallery of Art (1906.133) | |
| Number: | 477 | |
| Date: | 1894/1900 | |
| Medium: | etching | |
| Size: | 152 x 192 mm | |
| Signed: | no | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 1 | |
| Catalogues: | K.431; M.428 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (1) | ||
Antony's print shop, Rue de Seine dates from between 1894 and 1900. It was first exhibited in Chicago in 1900 (
). 1
). 1 1: Chicago 1900 (cat. no. 271).
It is one of a group of copper plates bearing the stamp of 'C. SERVANT / PLANEUR / 45, B DES GDS AUGUSTINS' and dating from the 1890s.
Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932) thought Whistler had etchings of Paris started - but not finished - by 1897. He wrote to Whistler on 11 November 1897: 'It is time to finish the etchings of Paris now, so as to make some noise. Tell me what is going on, "busy" is somewhat vague.' 2 Whistler was too 'busy' to reply!
2: GUW #07292.
Other Paris shop-fronts and scenes etched during this period include Greengrocer's Shop, Paris [471], Newspaper-Stall, Rue de Seine [474],
Confections pour Dames [475], Carpet Menders, Paris [480],
Mme Pelletier, Blanchisserie, Paris [481],
Marchand de Meubles, Rue du Four [482],
Boulevard Poissonière, Paris [483] and Café Corazza, Paris [484].