The Smith's Yard

1895

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

This is a drawing of a stable with horses. The image shows a rustic stable with two horses near the entrance. One horse is partially turned towards the viewer, while the other is facing inward. The scene is depicted in soft pencil or charcoal strokes. Inside the stable, there is a darkened interior contrasting with the lighter exterior. Other elements like barrels or small objects can be seen, outlining the daily life and work in the stable. The drawing communicates a sense of peaceful rustic life through its attention to detail and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.1 × 15.8 cm (7 1/2 × 6 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 28.3 × 22.5 cm (11 1/8 × 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8746

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 124

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. 88.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 375-377, no. 124.

Wikidata ID

Q65022165

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