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Collection Online as of September 10, 2026

A vertically oriented brown ink etching on off-white paper depicts a wooden drawbridge spanning a canal. Several figures with light skin tones lean against the railing, with a tall, tiered spire rising in the center distance. A large wooden support frame stands on our right. Dense, overlapping hatches create deep shadows on the stone base and dark ripples in the water. Scratchy, light strokes texture the surrounding trees and hazy sky.

Little Drawbridge, Amsterdam

1889

James McNeill Whistler

(American, 1834–1903)
America
etching
Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.769
Catalogue raisonné: Kennedy 412
Location: Not on view
  • Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942. Mentioned: p. 85, cat. no. 251 archive.org
  • Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943).
  • {{cite web|title=Little Drawbridge, Amsterdam|url=false|author=James McNeill Whistler|year=1889|access-date=10 September 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1942.769