Entrance Gate
Medium
Transfer lithograph,printed in black ink on cream laid Dutch paper; only state (Chicago)
Dimensions
Image: 5 13/16 × 4 3/4 in. (14.8 × 12 cm) Sheet: 11 1/8 in. × 9 in. (28.2 × 22.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.168
Tags
Art Historical Context
James McNeill Whistler’s *Entrance Gate* (1887) is a delicate transfer lithograph, capturing an atmospheric scene of a wrought-iron gate framed by architecture, with subtle human figures suggesting quiet passage. Printed in black ink on cream Dutch paper, this sole state—known as the Chicago impression—measures a modest 5 13/16 × 4 3/4 inches, inviting intimate contemplation. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Drawings and Prints department, it exemplifies Whistler’s mastery of printmaking during his later career in London. Whistler, a leading figure in the Aesthetic Movement, champio...
About the Artist
James McNeill Whistler · 1834–1903
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) was an American-born painter and printmaker who became a leading figure in the Aesthetic Movement and pioneer of Tonalism and Japonisme. He revolutionized art by championing "art for art's sake" and treating paintings as visual equivalents of musical compositions, titling works as "arrangements," "harmonies," and "nocturnes" to emphasize formal qualities o...