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The Tow-Path

Impression: Freer Gallery of Art
Freer Gallery of Art
(1891.12)
Number: 325
Date: 1887
Medium: etching
Size: 50 x 84 mm
Signed: butterfly at lower left
Inscribed: no
Set/Publication: no
No. of States: 1
Known impressions: 2
Catalogues: K.254; M.250
Impressions taken from this plate  (2)
The Tow-Path probably dates from 1887. It appears to be late spring or summer, with trees in full leaf. Whistler recorded printing several impressions in August 1887. 1

The copper plate is unusually small, and is close in size to several plates including two landscapes, Dieppe [251] and Little Chelsea (Memorial) [315], which are dated 1887. The butterfly signature is consistent with this date, and 'The Tow-Path' was first listed by Whistler either late in 1887 or early 1888. 2

1: [26 September 1887], GUW #12716.

2: List, [1887/1888], GUW #13233.