La Belle Dame Paresseuse

1894

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image is a charcoal or pencil sketch of an abstract figure seated, seen from the head down to the knees. The figure is turned to the right, with the head resting on the hand. The facial features are minimal, showing only the eyes, nose, and mouth. The hair is medium-length and flowing. The clothing is suggested with shaded texture, possibly a dress or long garment. There are no visible jewelry or objects. The background is simple, with light pencil strokes and open space, emphasizing the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.6 × 17.5 cm (9 5/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 31.5 × 20.4 cm (12 3/8 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8722

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 98

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. 62.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 306-307, no. 98.

Wikidata ID

Q65022142

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