1. Glazer, Jacobson, McCarthy, Roeder, wall label, 2019: Whistler was fascinated by street scenes throughout his career, from his early etchings and watercolors of the quiet village of Saverne in the Rhineland, to a busy flower market in northern France, and on to the children in his London neighborhood.
Selected Published References
1. Curry: James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art, Pg. 193 In both color and composition, Chelsea Shops [alternate title for Red and Brown–Hoxton] resembles an oil painting, Streets in Old Chelsea [Museum of Fine Arts Boston], executed by Whistler ca. 1880-1885. The oil scene can be pinpointed since it includes Maunder's Fish Shop, but in the watercolor the artist has obscured enough detail to make it difficult to ascertain the exact location. The watercolor may depict shopfronts farther up or down along the same street. A topographical drawing of Cheyne Walk west of Old Chelsea Church shows that Whistler's art works were based upon remarkably accurate observations of the busy neighborhood.
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