Traghetto

1879/80

Dating: Date range
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Etching and drypoint in black ink on ivory Japanese paper
Dimensions: Image, trimmed within platemark: 30.3 × 23.6 cm (11 15/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Sheet: 24 × 31.1 cm (9 1/2 × 12 1/4 in.)
Collection no.: 1927.5960
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Traghetto. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

About this artwork

Traghetto — James Abbott McNeill Whistler. 1879/80.

Medium: Etching and drypoint in black ink on ivory Japanese paper. Dimensions: Image, trimmed within platemark: 30.3 × 23.6 cm (11 15/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Sheet: 24 × 31.1 cm (9 1/2 × 12 1/4 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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