Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

 

M.0083
The Corkscrew (Gracie's Album, p. 131)

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1851/1852
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1908.10f
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: cream laid paper
Size: 8 15/16 x 7 1/4" (227 x 185 mm)
Signature: 'J.W.'
Inscription: 'The Corkscrew'

The Corkscrew (Gracie's Album, p. 131)

Description

The Corkscrew (Gracie's Album, p. 131), Freer Gallery of Art
The Corkscrew (Gracie's Album, p. 131), Freer Gallery of Art

A smart young man, with huge buttons on his coat and a top hat, is about to shoot the cork out of a wine bottle, while another man sits waiting to right.

Last updated: 28th February 2021 by Margaret