The Beggars

1879/1880

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

This is a drawing of an archway leading to an outdoor area. The passageway has textured stone walls and leads to a bright exterior. Light fills the end of the passageway, contrasting with the dark interior. The background shows a street or open area with diffused light and vague outlines of buildings. The drawing focuses on capturing light, shadow, and texture effectively.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8527

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 190, state v/xvii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Knoedler & Co., New York.). Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b); 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. 194, iv/ix.

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. 190, state v/xvii.

Inscriptions

on plate: (butterfly); on tab: butterfly of 1886; lower right on the verso by later hand: Mm.;
MK 31375; 20526 (crossed out); on verso: 16213 MK. (crossed out)

Watermarks

partial 1814 / 2 (Chicago watermark 325)

Wikidata ID

Q65021944

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