The Butcher's Dog

1896

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

This is a drawing of an urban street scene with a building and a cat. The artwork features a sketchy depiction of a street facade with large windows, a partially rolled-up awning overhead, and a simple archway defining the entrance. Additionally, a small cat is depicted sitting in front of the large window. The drawing captures a quiet moment on the street, with light shading and line work giving depth and character to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.1 × 13.1 cm (7 1/8 × 5 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.3 × 17.9 cm (8 3/4 × 7 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8782

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 166, i/iv

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.

2000

  • Origins of the American Century: Art from 1890-1910, Daura Gallery, Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, Virginia, 2000.

Bibliography

1896

  • Way, Thomas Robert. Mr. Whistler's Lithographs: The Catalogue. London: G. Bell and Sons, 1896; New York: H. Wunderlich & Co., 1905, no. 128.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 468-471, no. 166, i/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q65022201

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