Little London Model

1896

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image depicts a sketch of a standing person facing slightly to the right with arms positioned behind their back. The figure's facial features are softly drawn with a gentle smile suggested, and the hair is wavy and loosely styled. The person is nude, with no clothing depicted. The surroundings show simple lines and shading indicating an interior setting with a rectangular shape and an armchair to the left. The background is blank, emphasizing the focus on the figure with minimalist details suggesting an unfinished artistic approach.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.2 × 12.7 cm (6 3/4 × 5 in.)
    sheet: 28 × 18 cm (11 × 7 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8785

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 168

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. 130.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 474-475, no. 168.

Wikidata ID

Q65022204

You may be interested in

Loading Results