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Whistler, James McNeill
U.S. (1834 - 1903)
The Embroidered Curtain
1889
Etching and drypoint on Japan paper
9 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (24.1 x 15.9 cm) image and sheet size
Stimson Collection, gift of Dorothy Stimson Bullitt
FA 77.175

This is an intricate print from Whistler's Amsterdam series and is considered the most fully developed of all his etchings. The etching and drypoint treatment of the water is extremely fine and complex. The whole plate is covered with rich nuances of line from the cobblestones to the wallstones. The drypoint and his ink painting of the water has given the whole work a shimmering luminosity. --Label copy for James McNeill Whistler: A Dreamer Apart, Reed Gallery, March 27 - June 15, 1990.