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1878

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image depicts a person seated in a three-quarter view, from the base of the neck down to the feet. The person's body is turned slightly to the side, and their head is angled downward. The facial features are not detailed, and the hair looks dark and curly. The person is wearing a long, flowing garment with distinct fabric folds. There are no visible objects or jewelry in their hands. The background shows abstract or impressionistic colors, with varying shades of grey and beige.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithotint in brown on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.4 × 23.9 cm (10 × 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8661

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 6, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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.

2022

  • The Woman in White: Joanna Hiffernan and James McNeill Whistler, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2022, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1896

  • Way, Thomas Robert. Mr. Whistler's Lithographs: The Catalogue. London: G. Bell and Sons, 1896; New York: H. Wunderlich & Co., 1905, no. 2.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 56-58, no. 6, ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65022080

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