Nude Model on an Empire Sofa

1893

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image is a sketch of a person sitting upright on a surface with their entire body visible. The individual is seated with their legs extended diagonally and hands placed behind them for support. Their facial features are sketched with soft lines, showing a frontal view, and their hair is short and slightly tousled. There are no visible clothing items on the person. Around the individual, there appears to be a faintly sketched fabric to the right side on the surface they are sitting. The background is plain with faint line work suggesting walls or surrounding surfaces.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.9 × 16.8 cm (7 7/16 × 6 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 31.2 × 19.3 cm (12 5/16 × 7 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8802

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 71

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b); gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 234-236, no. 71.

Wikidata ID

Q65022218

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