Fishing-Boat — James Abbott McNeill Whistler

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Fishing-Boat

1880

Dating
Exact year
Held at
National Gallery of Art
Medium
etching and drypoint on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 15.56 x 22.54 cm (6 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.) sheet (includes tab with signature): 16.35 x 23.18 cm (6 7/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Collection no.
1943.3.8543
Attribution
By the artist
Image rights
CC0 1.0License details

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Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Fishing-Boat — James McNeill Whistler. 1880.

Medium: etching and drypoint on laid paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 15.56 x 22.54 cm (6 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.) sheet (includes tab with signature): 16.35 x 23.18 cm (6 7/16 x 9 1/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1943.3.8543. Rosenwald Collection.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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