The Little Velvet Dress

1873

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

This image shows a side view of a woman standing. She has fair skin, a small mouth, and a slightly pointed nose. Her hair is in a bun, and she wears a long, dark dress with textured details near the neck. The image has a textured background with loose lines, and there are no visible accessories or objects.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.51 x 12.07 cm (6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 21.59 x 15.4 cm (8 1/2 x 6 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8465

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 119, state iii/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.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 106, ii/ii.

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. 119, state iii/iii.

Inscriptions

(butterfly)

Watermarks

partial foolscap (differs from all in Chicago)

Wikidata ID

Q65021882

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