Landscape with the Horse (Landscape with Horses)
Medium
Etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on medium weight ivory laid paper; second state of two (Glasgow)
Dimensions
Plate: 4 15/16 x 7 15/16 in. (12.5 x 20.2 cm) Sheet: 7 9/16 × 12 3/16 in. (19.2 × 31 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.29
Tags
Art Historical Context
James McNeill Whistler's *Landscape with the Horse*also known as *Landscape with*), created in 1859, viewers into a poetic rural scene through the delicate medium of etching and dry on medium-weight ivory laid paper. second state of two, as cataloged in the Glasgow edition, measures a modest plate size of 4 15/16 x 7 15/16 inches, capturing subtle vignettes of houses, men, horses amid expansive landscapes. Printed in black ink, the work exemplifies Whistler's mastery of intaglio techniques, where etched lines meet the soft, textured burr of drypoint for atmospheric depth and nuance. During hi...
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...