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James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image depicts the upper body and head of a person, limited to just above the knees. The individual is reclining slightly, with their head turned to the side. Their facial features are rendered in a soft and indistinct manner, with delicate shading suggesting a serene expression. The person's hair is depicted flowing and abundant, stretching out around their head in a wave-like motion. They are clothed in a dark garment, its form suggested with loose and flowing lines. The artwork includes no visible jewelry or objects held by the person. The background consists of intersecting hatch marks and lines, creating a sense of texture and depth around the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.69 x 13.34 cm (7 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 x 16.51 cm (10 x 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8458

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kennedy 1910, no. 92, iia/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b-c); 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.

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 192.

1945

  • Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, IN, 1945, no. 96.

1959

  • Courbet's Contemporaries in Prints and Drawings. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1959-1960.

1969

  • The Prints of James McNeill Whistler, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Artmobile, 1969-1970.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 92, iia/iii.

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. 93, state iv/vi.

Inscriptions

on plate lower left: Whistler. / 63.

Wikidata ID

Q65021875

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