Florence Leyland

1874

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image is an etching of a girl in a full-length view. She is standing, facing slightly to her right, with one foot stepping forward. Her facial features are delicate and youthful, with softly outlined eyes and a serene expression. Her hair is long and wavy, falling past her shoulders with short bangs across her forehead. She is dressed in a simple, flowing ankle-length dress and is barefoot. The etching showcases fine details in the fabric of the dress and hair. There are no visible jewelry or objects. The background consists of sketch-like vertical lines, and the etching is signed by the artist near the right side of the dress.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Julius Garfinckel)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.8 × 13.49 cm (8 3/16 × 5 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.38 × 15.42 cm (8 13/16 × 6 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.415

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 136, xi/xi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Frederick Keppel & Co., New York); 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

1978

  • Artists and Their Circles, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978

1982

  • Whistler’s World: The Master’s Etchings, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982, no. 26

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 110.

2012

  • MacDonald, Margaret, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock. James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, A Catalogue Raisonné. Scotland: University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 136, xi/xi. http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk

Inscriptions

center right in plate: I am Flow.; lower right in plate: [the artist's butterfly]; center left edge in graphite by unknown hand [vertical]: 5179

Wikidata ID

Q77013772

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