Cottage Door | ||
Number: | 252 | |
Date: | 1886 | |
Medium: | etching and drypoint | |
Size: | 68 x 100 mm | |
Signed: | butterfly at upper left | |
Inscribed: | no | |
Set/Publication: | no | |
No. of States: | 2 | |
Known impressions: | 8 | |
Catalogues: | K.250; M.246; W.204 | |
Impressions taken from this plate (8) |
Cottage Door probably dates from early August 1886. when Whistler visited Cumberland, staying until, as he said, 'I had enough of that sort of fresh air!'. 1
The etched butterfly is of a type used about 1885-1886, and the etching itself was first catalogued by Wedmore in 1886. 2
Comparable subjects of around this date include The Village Sweet Shop 266 and Little Steps, Chelsea 269.
The etched butterfly is of a type used about 1885-1886, and the etching itself was first catalogued by Wedmore in 1886. 2
Comparable subjects of around this date include The Village Sweet Shop 266 and Little Steps, Chelsea 269.
1: Whistler to H. Whistler, [16 August 1886], GUW #06709.
2: Wedmore 1886 A[more] (cat. no. 204).