Swan and Iris (sketch after Cecil Lawson's "Swan and Iris")
Medium
Etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on medium weight ivory laid paper; fourth state of six (Glasgow)
Dimensions
plate: 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (13.3 x 8.3 cm) sheet: 8 5/8 x 6 in. (21.9 x 15.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.127
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the exquisite *Swan and Iris (sketch after Cecil Lawson's "Swan and")*, a 1883 etching and drypoint by James McNeill Wh, inspired by the painting of British artist Cecil Gordon Lawson. intimate print captures the graceful curve of a swan amid blooming irises, evoking London's natural elegance through delicate lines and subtle tonal harmonies. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings Prints department, it reflects Whistler's fascination with fleeting beauty and his nod to a contemporary peer. Printed in black ink on medium-weight ivory laid paper, this fourth state of six fro...
About the Artist
Cecil Gordon Lawson|James McNeill Whistler (American|British) · 1834 |1849 –1903 |1882
American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London|British, Wellington, Shropshire 1849–1882 London