Little Evelyn

1896

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The sketch shows a young child standing in a frontal position. The child has a rounded face, large eyes, and curly hair. They are wearing a long-sleeved dress with intricate detailing. The background is minimal with faint sketches and shading, providing depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    The John U. and Evelyn S. Nef Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.4 × 11.5 cm (6 7/8 × 4 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 30.8 x 22.23 cm (12 1/8 x 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.60.48

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 146

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Evelyn Nef, Washington, D.C.; bequest to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1896

  • Way, Thomas Robert. Mr. Whistler's Lithographs: The Catalogue. London: G. Bell and Sons, 1896; New York: H. Wunderlich & Co., 1905, no. 110.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 423-425, no. 146.

Inscriptions

lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: K.549

Wikidata ID

Q75423506

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