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1896

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The drawing depicts a seated person in a relaxed posture on a chair. The individual's left leg is crossed over the right knee. They are facing forwards, with their head slightly turned to the right. A hand is placed on their chin. The facial features are subtly sketched, showing a contemplative expression, framed by short hair. They are wearing a fitted suit or jacket. The chair has a curved back and is made of a wicker-like material. The setting has a sketchy background, shaded heavily around the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.7 × 12.9 cm (6 9/16 × 5 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 28.3 × 22.5 cm (11 1/8 × 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8762

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 143

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. 105.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 416-418, no. 143.

Wikidata ID

Q65022181

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