Annie Seated

1858

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image is a sketch of a person sitting, captured from head to toe in a seated position. The person is facing slightly to the right, with hands resting in their lap. The facial features are not highly detailed, and the person has long hair falling down their back and shoulders. They are wearing a long-sleeved gown and seated on a chair. The background is blank with faint, minimalistic lines outlining the chair and surroundings. There are no visible objects or jewelry in the drawing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in dark brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.02 x 9.53 cm (5 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 20.64 x 15.88 cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.526

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 32, state iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Howard Mansfield [1849-1938], New York (Lugt 1342); Harris Whittemore [1864-1927], Naugatuck, CT, 1919; (his sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 17 January 1949, lot 99); (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. 30, i/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. 32, state iii/iii.

Inscriptions

on plate: Whistler.

Wikidata ID

Q65076888

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