The Lime-Burner
artist
James McNeill Whistler
(American, 1834 - 1903)
Date1859
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumEtching and drypoint on Japanese gampi paper
Dimensions25.1 x 17.5 cm (9 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number2.3.o.72
eMuseum ID726470
Original Number2.1.r.67
EmbARK ObjectID14006
TMS Source ID2840
Last Updated10/3/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesRalph Thomas. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etchings and Drypoints of James Abbott MacNeil Whistler (London, 1874), no. 46.
Frederick Wedmore. Whistler's Etchings: a Study and a Catalogue (London, 1886), pp. 34-35, no. 44.
Howard Mansfield. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etchings and Dry-Points of James Abbott McNeill Whistler (Chicago, 1909), pp. 33-34, no. 52.
Edward G. Kennedy. The Etched Work of Whistler (New York, 1910), p. 17, no. 46.
Denys Sutton. James McNeill Whistler: Paintings, Etchings, Pastels, and Watercolours (London, 1966), pp. 8, 185, pl. 5.
P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. An Exhibition of Etchings, Dry Points & Lithographs by James McNeill Whistler (London, 16 November - 10 December 1971). p. 13, no. 43
Katharine A. Lochnan. The Etchings of James McNeill Whistler. Exh. cat. (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1984; Toronto: The Art Gallery of Ontario, 1985), pp. 81, 86, 87, 170, 174, 191, 278, no. 49.
Pierre Cabanne. Whistler (New York, 1985), pp. 14-15, ill.
Carole McNamara and John Siewert. Whistler: Prosaic Views, Poetic Vision. Exh. cat. (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Museum of Art, 1996), pp. 54-55, no. 14.
Margaret F. MacDonald et al. "The Lime-Burner." James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné (University of Glasgow, 2012), no. 55, accessed 14 June 2016. http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk/catalogue/
Frederick Wedmore. Whistler's Etchings: a Study and a Catalogue (London, 1886), pp. 34-35, no. 44.
Howard Mansfield. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etchings and Dry-Points of James Abbott McNeill Whistler (Chicago, 1909), pp. 33-34, no. 52.
Edward G. Kennedy. The Etched Work of Whistler (New York, 1910), p. 17, no. 46.
Denys Sutton. James McNeill Whistler: Paintings, Etchings, Pastels, and Watercolours (London, 1966), pp. 8, 185, pl. 5.
P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. An Exhibition of Etchings, Dry Points & Lithographs by James McNeill Whistler (London, 16 November - 10 December 1971). p. 13, no. 43
Katharine A. Lochnan. The Etchings of James McNeill Whistler. Exh. cat. (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1984; Toronto: The Art Gallery of Ontario, 1985), pp. 81, 86, 87, 170, 174, 191, 278, no. 49.
Pierre Cabanne. Whistler (New York, 1985), pp. 14-15, ill.
Carole McNamara and John Siewert. Whistler: Prosaic Views, Poetic Vision. Exh. cat. (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Museum of Art, 1996), pp. 54-55, no. 14.
Margaret F. MacDonald et al. "The Lime-Burner." James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné (University of Glasgow, 2012), no. 55, accessed 14 June 2016. http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk/catalogue/
MarksNotesSigned in plate (lower right): Whistler. 1859.
Numbered in graphite (lower right): 2
Numbered in graphite (lower right): 2
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
