The Wine Glass
James Abbott McNeill Whistler, The Wine Glass, 1858, etching on cream laid paper, Gift of Ada A. Chipman, public domain, 86.1.2
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- Title
The Wine Glass
- Artist
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, active England and France, 1834-1903)
- Date
1858
- Medium
etching on cream laid paper
- Edition
edition size unknown; 41 known impressions
- Catalogue Raisonné
Glasgow 38
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
plate: 3 1/4 in x 2 3/16 in; sheet: 6 in x 4 1/2 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature: Whistler, printed, lower left in image
- Collection Area
Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
- Object Type
intaglio print
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Gift of Ada A. Chipman
- Accession Number
86.1.2
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
This diminutive still life, Whistler's only foray into this genre, shows the artist's consummate skill in rendering the passage of light through glass. Using a delicately etched line, Whistler delineated the sparkling rim of the shallow coupe, the light passing through it, and the scalloped tray it rests on. The slightly asymmetrical placement of the wine glass gives the etching a dynamic quality.
- Exhibitions
2014 Feast and Famine: The Pleasures and Politics of Food Portland Art Museum
2017 The Etchings of Whistler and His Circle Portland Art Museum
