Yellow House, Lannion - James McNeill Whistler

Bryan Lathrop Collection

American Art Modern Art Prints Sculpture

"Yellow House, Lannion" by James McNeill Whistler (1893) Transfer lithograph, with scraping, from six stones in black (keystone), greenish gray, brown, green, yellow, and gray on ivory laid paper.

Commentary

"Yellow House, Lannion" by James McNeill Whistler (1893) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. Because the work is spatial, changes in viewpoint and light can noticeably alter its emotional impact. Themes to notice include transf er lithograph. This piece is held in the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. James McNeill Whistler is the artist behind this work. A useful anchor for reading the piece: James McNeill Whistler Printed by Henry Belfond American, 1834-1903. The work is cataloged within a United States cultural context. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as transfer lithograph, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Transfer lithograph, with scraping, from six stones in black (keystone), greenish gray, brown, green, yellow, and gray on ivory laid paper) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (Image: 24.2 × 16.2 cm (9 9/16 × 6 7/16 in.); Sheet: 36.7 × 24.2 cm (14 1/2 × 9 9/16 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include transfer lithograph. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/109180

Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data