General
General
Object Auto ID
57365
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_80228
Common Name
The Lime Burner
Classified Name
Etching
Print
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Depicts man in flat cap just off centre right of the image, standing under wooden structures with ladders and steps all around, and panning instrument on the ground next to him. Visible through a gap in the structures is a seated man, as well as ships and the river, presumed to be the Thames.

Provenance

Howard Pim bequest, pre purchased from Colnaghi, 1926, pre C Turner after JMW Turner

Owner
Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
Description
Material Types
Paper
Technique Types
Etching
Colours
Black
White
Distinguishing Features

etching and drypoint

Inscriptions
Bottom right hand corner, 'Whistler / 1859'
Measurement Type Unit Value
Length
cm
20.00
Height
cm
27.70
Dimension Comments
27,7 x 20 cm
History
Object Age
1859
Maker
James Abbott McNeill Whistler RBA
Production Place
London
UK (assumed)
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
Media
JAGP504 Whistler Lime CC.pdf (52.51 KB)
Whistler Lime AF.pdf (9.31 KB)
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