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Nocturne

A work made of lithotint, in black ink, from a prepared half-tint ground, with scraping, on off-white plate paper.
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  • A work made of lithotint, in black ink, from a prepared half-tint ground, with scraping, on off-white plate paper.

Date:

1878

Artist:

James McNeill Whistler
American, 1834-1903

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Title

Nocturne

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1878

Medium

Lithotint, in black ink, from a prepared half-tint ground, with scraping, on off-white plate paper

Dimensions

Image: 17.3 × 26.5 cm (6 13/16 × 10 7/16 in.); Sheet: 19.2 × 27.7 cm (7 9/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1938.1908

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