James McNeill Whistler and George A. Lucas
The Bridge, Santa Marta
1878-1879
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Etching and drypoint, Sheet: 320 × 218 mm. (12 5/8 × 8 9/16 in.)
Plate: 298 × 202 mm. (11 3/4 × 7 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with Funds from the State of Maryland. Funds from Laurence and Stella Bendann, and Contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.48.12305
Untrimmed sheet. Whistler inscribed a small "o" on this impression; some scholars believe this mark indicates that the artist particularly liked the impression. According to Glasgow, "pencil butterfly of 1880/1881"
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
Eugene Leake, Maryland Institute College of Art, St. Timothy's School, Stevenson, MD, Oct. 23 - Nov. 9, 1972.
Jay Fisher, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Prints of James A. McNeill Whistler from the Museum Collection," February 14-April 1, 1984.
Susan Dackerman, BMA, "Whistler & Cassatt: Americans Abroad," June 11-Oct. 13, 2003.
Jay Fisher, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Prints of James A. McNeill Whistler from the Museum Collection," February 14-April 1, 1984.
Susan Dackerman, BMA, "Whistler & Cassatt: Americans Abroad," June 11-Oct. 13, 2003.
Baltimore Museum of Art. The George A. Lucas Collection: Selected Prints. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1976, cat. no. 78.
Inscribed: Signed and dedicated in pencil: below image "[butterfly] imp o To George A. Lucas- J.A. McN. Whistler"
Markings: Watermark: fleur-de-lis in shield
