The Limeburner (K 46 II/II) from The Thames Set

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The Limeburner (K 46 II/II) from The Thames Set

Artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Date1859

Dimensions12 1/8 × 9 in. (30.8 × 22.9 cm)
Image: 9 3/4 × 7 in. (24.8 × 17.8 cm)

Mediumetching

ClassificationPrints

Object number

1912.1191

Not on View

Label TextIn this print of a workman with a small glimpse of the Thames River through the doorway in the background, Whistler used a rhythmic juxtaposition of light and dark, creating a sequence of receding spaces. Broad spaces are contrasted with narrow ones; open with closed; light with dark. All of these devices are used to carry the eye around the picture plane, into the hidden recesses, and eventually, through the building to the scene of the river.Exhibition HistoryTMA, American Art in the Time of Homer, November 26, 2008 - January 25, 2009. TMA, Whistler: Influences, Friends, and the Not-So-Friendly, Feb. 26 - May 30, 2010.