Little Arthur
c. 1857/1858
Artist, American, 1834 - 1903
James McNeill Whistler
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 5.9 x 5 cm (2 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
sheet: 12.2 x 9.7 cm (4 13/16 x 3 13/16 in.) -
Accession Number
1987.41.59
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Catalogue Raisonné
MacDonald 2012, no. 8, state iv/iv
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook; gift to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1910
Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 9, v/v.
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, cat. no. 8, state iv/iv.
Inscriptions
"Whistler" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. Not dated. "WHISTLER - LITTLE ARTHUR" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "12" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.
Markings
None.
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q74876839