A Wharf

1859

Another example from Whistler's groundbreaking Thames series, the composition balances industrial subject matter with the artist's growing aesthetic refinement.

Medium: etching

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James McNeill Whistler, A Wharf, 1859

Another example from Whistler's groundbreaking Thames series, the composition balances industrial subject matter with the artist's growing aesthetic refinement.

Medium: etching
Year: 1859
Seen at: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art