Annie, Seated

1858/1859

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image is an etching of a young girl sitting on a chair. She is seen from the waist up, in a relaxed posture with her hands in her lap. The girl's facial features are depicted with minimal detail, and she has long, wavy hair. She wears a long-sleeved dress. The background is simple, showing faint outlines of the chair and ground. The artist's signature and the name “Annie” are at the bottom of the etching.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.02 × 9.53 cm (5 1/8 × 3 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 17.46 × 13.81 cm (6 7/8 × 5 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1493

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 32, state iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; 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. 16

1990

  • Haden, Whistler, Pennell: Three Master Printmakers in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1990, no. 1, repro

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 30.

2012

  • MacDonald, Margaret, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock. James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, A Catalogue Raisonné. Scotland: University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 32, iii/iii. http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Whistler-; lower center in plate: "Annie"; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 636; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: K 18. Annie Seated -; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 12.00

Markings

stamped lower center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Watermarks

[partial shield]

Wikidata ID

Q77012996

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