The Mast
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903). The Mast, 1880. Etching on paper, Sheet (trimmed to plate): 13 1/2 x 6 7/16 in. (34.3 x 16.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Charles Pratt, 57.188.72. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Title
The Mast
Date
1880
Medium
Etching on paper
Classification
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed to plate): 13 1/2 x 6 7/16 in. (34.3 x 16.4 cm)
Signatures
Butterfly monogram etched at left center of plate and signed in graphite with "imp." on tab at lower left
Inscriptions
On verso, inscribed in graphite in different hands: "a44683" at lower left and "FWX" at lower right, and vertically at lower center "L / V / C" (written backwards)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Charles Pratt
Accession Number
57.188.72
Have information?
Have information about an artwork? Contact us at