James Abbott McNeill Whistler
The Longshore Men

Plate

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1834–1903
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Longshore Men
Date1859
MediumEtching with drypoint on wove paper, state III/IV
DimensionsPlate: 5 15/16 × 8 7/8 in. (15.1 × 22.5 cm)
 Sheet: 7 × 10 in. (17.8 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank J. Hevrdejs
Object number2021.616
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate Collection, Virginia before 2021; [Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers, 24 June 2021, lot 86]; purchased by Frank Hevrdejs, 2021; given to MFAH, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Sticker on verso of mat: 6752-5
Sticker on verso of mat: SHANNON'S / FINE ART AUCTIONS / www.shannons.com / 86 / June 24, 2021
Signed and dated in plate, lower right corner: Whistler / 1859
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