Study of a Horse

1895

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

This is a drawing of a horse. The drawing shows a horse standing with its rear towards the viewer, sketched in a minimalistic style. The background consists of light shading and a few horizontal and vertical lines, suggesting a simplistic setting or possibly an enclosure. The illustration emphasizes the horse's form and the play of light and shadow on its body, using delicate pencil strokes to convey texture and depth. The drawing captures a sense of quiet and solitude with its sparse composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 10.2 × 12.3 cm (4 × 4 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 14.5 × 22.2 cm (5 11/16 × 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8753

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 132

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. 95.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 395-397, no. 132.

Wikidata ID

Q65022172

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