The Russian Schube

1896

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a full-body sketch of a person standing upright. The individual is depicted in a relaxed stance, possibly shifting weight to one leg. The facial features are minimally detailed, with a bearded face and indistinct eyes. The hair is long and falls around the head and shoulders. The attire is loose and voluminous, resembling a draped or flowing garment. The background is a simple, textured shading, and there are no distinct objects or additional elements surrounding the subject.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.7 × 14.1 cm (6 15/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.1 × 23.2 cm (12 1/4 × 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8769

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 142, i/ii

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. 112.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 414-416, no. 142, i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65022188

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