Draped Model, Standing

1893

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The sketch features a person leaning slightly against a surface or ledge in a relaxed standing position. The individual has one arm resting on the surface and the other bent at the elbow. The person's facial features are softly drawn, with the head slightly tilted downward. The person's hair is short and their outfit is a loose garment that flows around their body, possibly a robe or cloak. The background is minimal, with no distinct elements or details present other than the signature marking on the right side of the sketch.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.6 × 16 cm (8 1/8 × 6 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 26.1 × 19.2 cm (10 1/4 × 7 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8803

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 74

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b); gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 243-245, no. 74.

Wikidata ID

Q65022219

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