La Belle Dame endormie

1894

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The drawing depicts a person seated and slightly reclined, with their head leaning against an armrest or pillow on their left side. The person's eyes are closed, and their hair is short and slightly messy. They are wearing a long dress or robe that covers most of their legs. The surroundings show minimalistic elements, including a hint of drapery and faint sketch lines indicating some furnishings. The background is plain and unadorned, directing focus to the individual.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.2 × 15.6 cm (7 15/16 × 6 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 34 × 21.1 cm (13 3/8 × 8 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8729

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 108

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. 69.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 336-338, no. 108.

Wikidata ID

Q65022150

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