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Whistler, James McNeill
U.S. (1834 - 1903)
Balcony, Amsterdam
1889
Etching and drypoint on laid paper
10 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. (26.8 x 16.5 cm) plate mark size; 10 3/4 x 6 5/8 in. (27.3 x 16.8 cm) sheet size
Stimson Collection, gift of Dorothy Stimson Bullitt
FA 77.164

Whistler's Amsterdam etchings were not formally published. He did employ his "secret drawing" technique in this later series -- working from the center out to the edge -- causing the images to appear insubstantial and delicate. This resulted in a sensitive depiction of line, light and water, with an abstracted linearity around the edges. -- Label copy for James McNeill Whistler: A Dreamer Apart, Reed Gallery, March 27 - June 15, 1990.