T. A. Nash's Fruit Shop (T. A. Nash's Greengrocer's Shop)
Medium
Etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on ivory laid paper; fifth state of five (Glasgow)
Dimensions
Plate: 6 13/16 × 4 13/16 in. (17.3 × 12.2 cm) Sheet: 6 13/16 × 4 13/16 in. (17.3 × 12.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.137
Tags
Art Historical Context
James McNeill Whistler the renowned American-born artist associated with the Aesthetic movement, the bustling everyday life of late 19th-century Britain in *T. A. Nash's Fruit* (1887). This intimate etching and drypoint depicts a greengrocer's shop, likely in London, alive with human figures amid vibrant produce displays. Whistler's masterful printmaking reflects his fascination with urban scenes, blending precise observation with subtle tonal harmonies, much like his celebrated Thames and Venice series. Printed in black ink on ivory paper, the work is the fifth and final state of five from t...
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...