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The Garden
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Part of an expatriate community in Venice, James McNeill Whistler focused on the city’s architectural details in the prints, drawings, and paintings that he made during a year spent living there. This etching presents a private garden from the perspective of one of the city’s distinctive canals. Seen through an open doorway, the view, offers a voyeuristic glimpse of its inhabitants’ lives. Situated outside and looking into a lush garden, the viewer is placed in the artist’s position, able to feel his excitement as an outsider exploring a new but historied place.
| Artist / Maker | James McNeill Whistler |
|---|---|
| Date | 1879–80 |
| Culture / Origin | America |
| Medium | etching and drypoint |
| Department | Prints |
| Type |
About the Artist
James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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