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The Pool

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

American Art

MEDIUM Etching on paper
DATES 1859
DIMENSIONS Image: 5 7/16 x 8 5/16 in. (13.8 x 21.1 cm) Sheet: 10 9/16 x 14 1/4 in. (26.8 x 36.2 cm)
MARKINGS Collector's mark in red stamped below lower right corner of plate: triangle containing "JG" monogram [Jules Gerbeau, Lugt 1166] Partial watermark along top edge of paper
SIGNATURE Etched at lower left of plate: "Whistler. / 1859."
INSCRIPTIONS On recto, inscribed in graphite: "K. 43 III of IV" at lower left and "The pool" at lower right On verso, inscribed in graphite at lower left: "a45019" above upside-down "E2290"
COLLECTIONS American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 48.209.4
CREDIT LINE By exchange
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
STATE State 3 of 4
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