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Old Putney Bridge

1879

James McNeill Whistler

(American, 1834–1903)
Culture
America
Medium
etching
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King 1922.443
Catalogue raisonné
Kennedy 178
State
IV/IV
Public Domain
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Not on view
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A horizontally oriented etching on light brown paper depicts a wooden bridge spanning a river. Strong vertical lines form massive supporting pilings, their dark shapes reflected in the water below. At the bottom left foreground, sketchy lines outline two figures in a small boat. Small figures and carriages populate the bridge's horizontal deck, while fine strokes on the right convey a sailboat passing under a span toward a hazy shoreline of faint trees.

Old Putney Bridge

1879

James McNeill Whistler

(American, 1834–1903)
America

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