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1859

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

This is a drawing of an interior scene with several individuals seated at tables. The drawing depicts a casual setting where various individuals are seated around tables. Some tables have bottles and glasses. The lines are sketchy and expressively capture the informal atmosphere of the location. The scene is drawn with a focus on the interaction and posture of the individuals. Some individuals appear to be engaged in conversation or contemplation. The drawing uses a limited range of lines to convey depth and mood.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Julius Garfinckel)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.24 × 22.54 cm (6 × 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 21.43 × 28.89 cm (8 7/16 × 11 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.426

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 64, only state

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Julius Garfinckel, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1938; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1952

  • Whistler, Hunter Gallery of Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1952

1990

  • Haden, Whistler, Pennell: Three Master Printmakers in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1990, no. 28, repro

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 49.

2012

  • MacDonald, Margaret, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock. James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, A Catalogue Raisonné. Scotland: University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 64, only state. http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk

Inscriptions

upper center in plate: Whistler; upper right corner in black ink by unknown hand: gs; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 8623; upper left verso in black ink by unknown hand: gg; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: A95971; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: EH

Wikidata ID

Q77012974

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