Fumette

1858

James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.46 × 10.95 cm (6 7/8 × 4 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.7 × 23.02 cm (12 7/8 × 9 1/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2015.19.1533

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 12, state v/v


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

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 13.

2012

  • MacDonald, Margaret, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock. James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, A Catalogue Raisonné. Scotland: University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 12, v/v. http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk

Inscriptions

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

Markings

stamped center verso in black ink (twice): F.B.B. [circled]

Watermarks

[unidentified]

Wikidata ID

Q77013019


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