Annie

c. 1857/1858

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

Auguste Delâtre

Printer, French, 1822 - 1907

The image depicts a young girl seated. She has a youthful face with soft, rounded features and a contemplative expression. Her long, dark, wavy hair cascades over her shoulders. She wears a dark, long-sleeved dress with a high neckline. Her hands rest in her lap as she sits on an indistinct surface. The background is plain with faint shading and sketch lines. The lower left bears the signature "Whistler."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching printed chine collé on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.59 x 7.94 cm (4 9/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet (irregular): 26.67 x 21.59 cm (10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8399

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 7, state iv/vi

  • Series Title

    Twelve Etchings From Nature

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia; gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.  

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1931

  • Etchings, Lithographs, Original Drawings, and Autograph Letters by James A. McNeill Whistler, The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1931.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 10, iv/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. 7, state iv/vii.

Inscriptions

[Whistler's butterfly signature] lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Whistler" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Imp. Delatre. Rue St. Jacques 171." lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice. "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65021816

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