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James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image depicts a sketch of a man seated in a relaxed position from the thigh up. The man has intense eyes, a prominent nose, and a mustache paired with a full beard. He has voluminous, curly hair under a loosely fitting hat while wearing a long coat. He holds a cello upright as it rests against his leg, but there is no bow present. The backdrop is filled with sketchy lines, likely representing texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on Asian laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8435

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 62, state vi/vi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(E. E. Keppel & Co.); purchased May 1, 1928 by Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia); gift to NGA, 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. 52, iii/iv.

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. 62, state vi/vi.

Wikidata ID

Q65021852

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