After the Sale, Hounsditch

c. 1886/1888

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a sketch of several figures. In the center, there is a woman standing with hands on hips. She is wearing a long dress with long sleeves and an apron, with a scarf or head covering. To her right are an adult and two children sitting on a lower level or bench. The adult and children are minimally detailed, with facial features highlighting nose and mouth outlines and short hair. Their clothing is loosely sketched. In the background, there is an abstract representation of a room with rough, expressive lines. The setting appears to be an interior space against a textured background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (trimmed to plate): 12.6 × 17.7 cm (4 15/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8597

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 357, state i/i

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased August 21, 1929 by Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b); 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. 294.

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. 357, state i/i.

Inscriptions

on plate: (butterfly); on tab: (butterfly) imp; lower right on verso: c.1486 partly underlined

Watermarks

partial PRO PATRIA

Wikidata ID

Q65022014

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