John Grove

1895

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a sketch of a man from the upper body down to his lower chest. He has his hands near his lap, and his head is slightly tilted to one side. The man has distinct facial features, a full beard and mustache. He is wearing a hat covering his long, wavy hair. His clothing consists of a suit with a shirt underneath, depicted loosely. The background is mostly blank, with light sketch lines indicating some texture. To the right of his head, there is writing that reads "John Grove. the Royal London."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.7 × 15.4 cm (8 1/8 × 6 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.7 × 19.2 cm (9 3/4 × 7 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8751

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 126

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. 93.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 379-381, no. 126.

Wikidata ID

Q65022170

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