The Scotch Widow

1875

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a full-length seated individual. The person is turned slightly to the side with their head inclined downwards. They wear a headscarf covering the hair and a layered shawl over their shoulders. The person has softly defined facial features indicating a contemplative expression. There is no visible jewelry or objects. The background is minimal, with an empty space emphasizing the person in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.543

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kennedy 1910, no. 142

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 194); (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. 142.

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. 147, only state.

Inscriptions

on plate: (butterfly)

Watermarks

Beehive / 'DEDB' with elaborate foliage

Wikidata ID

Q65076992

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