Whistler No. 4

c. 1885

Mortimer Menpes

Associated Names
Mortimer Menpes

Artist, British, 1855 - 1938

The image is an etching featuring multiple overlapping poses and expressions of a man's portrait. The portrayals capture the man's upper body and face, with some showing shoulders. The man is depicted in various profiles with his head tilted in different directions. He has a distinctive mustache and wavy hair. The etching outlines facial features and hair texture. The man wears a suit with a jacket and shirt in all representations. The background is blank. Some sketches hint at gesturing elements with partially depicted hands.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.9 x 13.7 cm (7 7/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.6 x 25.8 cm (16 x 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.145.19


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sotheby's London, October 25, 1995, lot 10); (via Frederick Mulder, London); Mrs. Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Mortimer Menpes 04; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Whistler No 4 / 68

Watermarks

coat of arms

Wikidata ID

Q76349024

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