The Slipper

1858

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a sketched person in a reclining position, partially visible from the shoulders upward, lying on their side with their head propped up by an arm. The person's hair is long and wavy, cascading around their face, which is shown in profile with closed eyes. They are wearing a loose piece of clothing, possibly a robe or nightgown. In their hand, they seem to be holding an object resembling a book. The background includes drapery lines and a softly shaded area, with a slipper visible on the floor near the bed or couch.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.07 x 7.94 cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 15.88 x 15.88 cm (6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8416

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 43, state ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b-c); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1931

  • Etchings, Lithographs, Original Drawings, and Autograph Letters by James A. McNeill Whistler, The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1931.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 28, ii/ii.

2012

  • MacDonald, Margaret F., Grischka Petri, Joanna Meacock.James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné. University of Glasgow on-line website at http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 43, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

on plate: Whistler -; by later hand in pen on recto:183; on verso in corner:184

Watermarks

PRO PATRIA (partial)

Wikidata ID

Q65021832

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