The Smith, Passage du Dragon

1894

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a sketch of a person seated behind a table, seen through a large doorway or window. Only the upper half of the person's body is visible. The individual is facing forward, with hands on or near the table. They have short hair and are wearing a dark top. The scene is in monochrome, using shades of black and grey. Above the person, there is a sketch of a decorative element. In the foreground outside the entrance, there is a small undefined shape on the ground. The surrounding area is depicted with light markings indicating a textured wall.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.5 × 17.6 cm (10 13/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 36.4 × 24.7 cm (14 5/16 × 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8733

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 103, iii/iii

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. 73.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 319-323, no. 103, iii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65022153

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