The Winged Hat

1890

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image is a sketch of a seated woman from her head to her lower legs. She is sitting with her body slightly turned to the left, resting her right arm on her lap. Her left arm is not clearly outlined. Her facial features are softly rendered with closed eyes or a relaxed expression, and she wears a wide-brimmed hat with a feather decoration. She appears to have short, tucked hair beneath the hat. She is wearing a formal dress with a high collar and possibly details like ruffles. There is no visible jewelry or objects in her hands. The background of the sketch is plain, with no specific details or scenery drawn. The sketch is done in a minimalist style with light and dark shading to suggest form and depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.9 × 17.4 cm (7 1/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 30.9 × 20.8 cm (12 3/16 × 8 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8685

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 34, 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.

Bibliography

1896

  • Way, Thomas Robert. Mr. Whistler's Lithographs: The Catalogue. London: G. Bell and Sons, 1896; New York: H. Wunderlich & Co., 1905, no. 25.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 146-148, no. 34, ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65022104

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