Upright Venice from "The Second Venice Set"
Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Date: 1879-1880
Dimensions:
10 1/16 × 7 in. (25.6 × 17.8 cm)
Medium: etching
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Barbara Reed
Object number: 2022.7
DescriptionThis vertical view of Venice depicts a flattened vertical perspective of the church of Santa Maria della Salute along the Grand Canal. Gondolas, sailing ships, and a three-masted steamship all intermingle in the background. In the foreground are additional sailboats and gondolas. Along the quay are several groups of sketchily drawn figures and Whistler’s butterfly monogram.
Not on view