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James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

This is a drawing of an indoor scene with tables and chairs. The image depicts a rustic interior setting, likely a cafe or tavern, featuring several figures seated at tables. There is a table with a tray, a knife, and a glass. The lines are sketchy and loosely detailed, capturing an informal atmosphere. The background shows details such as the wooden roof and walls. The drawing employs techniques of etching or line drawing, indicated by fine lines and shaded areas.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.24 × 22.7 cm (6 × 8 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.8 × 26.35 cm (8 3/16 × 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1492

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 64, only state

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Frederick Keppel & Co., New York); Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1982

  • Whistler’s World: The Master’s Etchings, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982, no. 24

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 56.

2012

  • MacDonald, Margaret, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock. James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, A Catalogue Raisonné. Scotland: University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 64, only state. http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk

Inscriptions

upper center in plate: Whistler.-

Markings

stamped upper right verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77013001

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