Portrait Study: Miss Charlotte R. Williams

1892

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The sketch shows a person standing upright, facing forward with their hands positioned near the front of their body. The facial features are depicted with a neutral expression, and the individual's hair is styled up, potentially with an ornament. The person is dressed in an outfit with billowy sleeves and a lengthy skirt, possibly made of intricately detailed or patterned fabric. The background is plain, highlighting the figure drawn in light graphite or charcoal. There are no visible accessories or objects held by the person. Faint markings or initials are present near the bottom of the drawing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.9 × 5.5 cm (6 1/4 × 2 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.5 × 18.2 cm (8 7/8 × 7 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8795

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 58

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. 149.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 201-203, no. 58.

Wikidata ID

Q65022211

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