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James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a full-length figure of a woman standing in profile view, turned slightly to the right. Her posture is relaxed, with her right arm bent and hand resting on a ledge or rail, and her left arm extended, lightly grasping a vertical structure. Her facial features are depicted with delicate lines, capturing a serene expression, and her short hair appears to be tucked neatly under a headscarf or wrap that covers her head. She is dressed in a flowing, draped garment with crossing lines over the chest, suggesting a classical style. The background is simple and unadorned, focusing attention on the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 26 × 16.5 cm (10 1/4 × 6 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 35.8 × 26 cm (14 1/8 × 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.179

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 19

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1896

  • Way, Thomas Robert. Mr. Whistler's Lithographs: The Catalogue. London: G. Bell and Sons, 1896; New York: H. Wunderlich & Co., 1905, no. 15.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 99-101, no. 19.

Wikidata ID

Q65076603

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