Annie

c. 1857

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a young girl standing. She is facing forward with her body slightly turned to the left. She has delicate facial features, a rounded face, and large eyes. Her hair is shoulder-length and wavy. She is wearing a long-sleeved dress with a high collar. Her hands are visible, with the right hand hanging down alongside her body. In the background, there is a simple and minimalistic texture. The artwork has a sketch-like appearance with fine lines and shading. There is text at the bottom and left side of the image, including the name "Annie" prominently featured.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Mary E. Maxwell)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.75 × 7.94 cm (4 5/8 × 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 39.05 × 22.7 cm (15 3/8 × 8 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.609

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 7, state vi/vii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary E. Maxwell; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1982

  • Whistler’s World: The Master’s Etchings, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982, no. 1

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 10.

2012

  • MacDonald, Margaret, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock. James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, A Catalogue Raisonné. Scotland: University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 7, vi/vii. http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Whistler; lower center in plate: Annie; lower right in plate: Imp. Delâtre. Rue St. Jacques 171; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Wo5704

Wikidata ID

Q77012989

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