Shaving and Shampooing

c. 1886/1888

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image depicts the exterior of a barbershop with a sign that reads "Shaving and Shampooing." Several people are seen standing outside the shop under an awning. The storefront window displays various items and paper notices, with shadows indicating depth. The drawing is detailed with fine lines and minimal shading and hatching to suggest volume and texture, particularly on the figures and building.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in dark brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (trimmed to plate): 17.5 × 12.8 cm (6 7/8 × 5 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.271

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 442, only state

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Howard Mansfield [1849-1938], New York, (Lugt 1342); acquired by Harris Whittemore [1864-1927], Naugatuck, CT, 1919; (his sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 18 January 1949, lot 310); (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia, PA); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA, 1949; gift to the NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 273.

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. 442, only state.

Inscriptions

on plate: SHAVING and SHAMPOOING; (butterfly); on tab: (butterfly) imp; on verso by Whistler, at lower right:1st State. Early proof (the st superscript); possibly by Whistler at lower left: No 1.

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65076865

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