James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
The Lime-Burner (W. Jones, Lime-Burner, Thames Street), 1859
Etching and drypoint.
24.8 x 17.8 cm
9 3/4 x 7 in
9 3/4 x 7 in
Signed in the plate, lower right.
LOPF 2026: Allinson Gallery, Inc., Online Exhibitor
Price upon application
Kennedy 46.ii, Glasgow 55.ii. One of the most celebrated plates from the 'Thames Set,' 'The Lime-Burner' is a quintessential example of Whistler’s early mastery of etching. The work depicts a...
Kennedy 46.ii, Glasgow 55.ii. One of the most celebrated plates from the "Thames Set," "The Lime-Burner" is a quintessential example of Whistler’s early mastery of etching. The work depicts a lime-burner standing within the dark, timbered recesses of a wharf at Bermondsey, creating a sophisticated "picture within a picture" as the viewer looks through the structure to the sunlit river beyond.
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