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

 

M.0224
Maison, Rue Orbe

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1857/1858
Collection: Private Collection
Accession Number: none
Medium: pencil
Support: cream wove paper
Size: 7 3/8 x 4 3/16" (187 x 106 mm)
Signature: 'Whistler' [possibly by the artist]
Inscription: 'Maison - / Rue Orbe -' and, on shop, 'MENUISIER [ARBRE or AUBRE?]'

Maison, Rue Orbe

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Maison, Rue Orbe, private collection
Maison, Rue Orbe, private collection

This is the shop of a joiner or carpenter. There is a Rue Orbe in Rouen and another in Bayonne. It is likely this is in Rouen, an important city on the River Seine, capital of the region of Normandy.

Last updated: 11th March 2021 by Margaret