Thomas Robert Way & James McNeill Whistler

Cremorne Gardens

Thomas Robert Way's original lithograph, Cremorne Gardens, was created for his book, Memories of James McNeill Whistler. It depicts one of those ill fated paintings Whistler had in his possession at the time of his bankruptcy and which he partly destroyed before surrendering them as his 'assets'. T. R. Way eventually acquired the painting. He writes; " This canvas had three or four pictures painted on it, one over the other, with considerable impasto, then it had been rolled up and badly crushed, so that there were holes through to the canvas, right on the figure itself, and in other places, disfiguring it entirely. These holes I had carefully filled up and painted over to join up his work." *

This original lithograph is printed upon grey wove paper and tipped onto a larger sheet of white wove paper as published in Memories of James McNeill Whistler in 1912. No further impressions or restrikes were issued. This is a fine, original example of the lithographic art of Thomas Robert Way. Included with this impression of Cremorne Gardens is the original tissue guard upon which these words are printed, "Cremorne Gardens. (Lithograph by the Author)."

Original Lithograph by the British artist and printer, Thomas Robert Way designed by James McNeill Whistler.

Cremorne Gardens

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Thomas Robert Way (London, 1861 - 1913)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01-		Cremorne Gardens by Thomas Robert Way designed by James McNeill Whistler	Original Lithographs	1912	Printed and created by T. R. Way after a painting by J. A. M. Whistler for Memories of James McNeill Whistler. No further impressions or restrikes were issue.
02-		Sketch of Whistler whilst He was Retouching a Stone by Thomas Robert Way	Original Lithographs	1912	Signed in the stone by Thomas R. Way. Printed and created by T. R. Way for Memories of James McNeill Whistler.	Sold
03.-		The Room in Ayr Street, Whistler at his Printing Press by Thomas Robert Way	Original Lithographs	1912	Printed and created by T. R. Way for Memories of James McNeill Whistler. No further impressions or restrikes were issue.	Sold

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James McNeill Whistler (Lowell, MA, 1834 - London, 1903)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01-		Billingsgate by James McNeill Whistler	Original Etching	1859	Catalogue #Kennedy 47, Eighth State of Eight as published by Macmillan and Co., London for P. G. Hamerton's set entitled, "Etching and Etchers"	Sold
02.-		Grande Rue, Dieppe & An Interior by James McNeill Whistler	Two Original Lithographs	1891	Catalogue #59, First and only State as published by John Lane, London in "Memories of James McNeill Whistler" & printed by Thomas R. Way.	Sold
03.-		The Doctor Portrait of my Brother by James McNeill Whistler	Original Lithograph	1895	Catalogue #117, First and only State as published by Henry & Co., 93 St. Martin's Lane, London for "The Pageant" and printed by Thomas R. Way.	Sold
04.-		Sketching by James McNeill Whistler	Original Etching	1861-62	Catalogue #83. Fifth State of Six, with 'Pl. 45' engraved in the upper right corner. Published by Day & Son, London for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club
05.-		The Punt by James McNeill Whistler	Original Etching	1861-62	Catalogue #82. Fifth State of Six, with 'Pl. 7' engraved in the upper right corner. Published by Day & Son, London for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club

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Title:	Cremorne Gardens
Lithographer:	Way, Thomas Robert (London, 1861 - 1913)
Designer:	Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (Lowell, MA, 1834 - London, 1903)
Date:	1912
Medium:	Original Lithograph
Printer:	T. R. Way
Source:	Thomas R. Way's, Memories of James McNeill Whistler
Note:	Thomas Robert Way 'Thomas R. Way': Artist, author and lithographic printer, Thomas Robert Way first studied printmaking under his father, Thomas Way (1837-1915). T. R. Way and Thomas Way introduced Whistler to the art of lithography in 1878. From 1884 to about 1902 Whistler produced almost two hundred lithographs, which were printed by the Ways. Thomas Robert Way formed a close, working friendship with Whistler. Besides Memories of James McNeill Whistler (1912), he also was the author of Mr. Whistler's Lithographs (1905) and The Art of James McNeill Whistler (1903).
	T. R. Way was a student of the South Kensington Art Schools. He exhibited his paintings and prints annually at the Royal Academy and elsewhere from 1883 to 1912. He also was highly regarded for his landscape and city views and was the illustrator of Reliques of Old London (1896). Cremorne Gardens was created for his book, Memories of James McNeill Whistler. Today the art of Thomas Robert Way will be found in such public collections as the Art Institute of Chicago, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
	James McNeill Whistler: Whistler is one of the truly great painters of the nineteenth century. Yet it is in his oeuvre of original etchings and lithographs that his true genius becomes most apparent and his influence upon the development of twentieth century art is at its most far reaching. Whistler turned first to etching and his initial great works in this medium date from the mid 1850’s when he lived in Paris and met such artists as Degas, Legros and Courbet. The finest of these early etchings, now known as The French Set, show the work of an artist as worthy in his architectural views as Meryon and as perceptive in his figure studies and portraits as Rembrandt. His greatest work, however, still lay ahead.
	Whistler made London his permanent home in 1858. It was here -- despite the personal battles he fought, such as his lengthy feud with his brother-in-law, Seymour Haden, and his notorious legal war with John Ruskin -- that his truly revolutionary art emerges. This begins in 1859 with Whistler’s etchings of London and its dockyards (later called The Thames Set) where a much more free and sympathetic line is developed.
	The 1870’s and 1880’s mark some of the greatest achievements in Whistler’s etched art. Several visits to Venice created the spark. In the Venice etchings one sees the beginnings of a new and vital method of perception. K. M. Guichard writes of these etchings, “Their mastery of tone, their almost calligraphic economy of statement, and their hinting and persuading, give them a unique and unrivalled position in the history of art.” * These words could also be used to describe Whistler’s lithographic art.
	Whistler’s first serious attempts with lithography date from 1878 and 1879 when he worked under the encouragement of Thomas Way (1837-1915) and his son, Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913), then the leading London lithographic printers. At this time he created seventeen original lithographs and then departed for Venice. Whistler returned to the medium in 1887 and devoted much of his artistic efforts to lithography until his death. In total, Whistler created 196 original lithographs during his career.
	Perhaps more than any other field of Whistler’s art, the lithographs provide the artist's most intimate and personal approach. Many depict informal studies of models in the studio, scenes of everyday, outdoor life and portraits of friends and relations. Cremorne Gardens depicts one of those ill fated paintings Whistler had in his possession at the time of his bankruptcy and which he partly destroyed before surrendering them as his 'assets'.
Reference:	* Kenneth M. Guichard, "British Etchers: 1850 - 1940", London, Robin Garton, 1981, pp. 66 - 68.
	* Thomas R. Way, Memories of James McNeill Whistler, London, John Lane, 1912, pp. 135 & 136.
Size:	4 1/4 X 8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $295.00 US
Condition:	Printed upon grey wove paper and tipped onto a larger sheet of white wove paper as published in Memories of James McNeill Whistler in 1912. No further impressions or restrikes were issued. A finely printed impression and in very good condition throughout. Cremorne Gardens represents a superb, original example of the lithographic art of Thomas Robert Way.
Note:	The original tissue guard with the title is included with this purchase.
Subject:	Thomas Robert Way, T. R. Way, James McNeill Whistler, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Cremorne Gardens, original Color lithograph, Thomas Way (1837-1915), Memories of James McNeill Whistler, Whistler's bankruptcy.
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