Stéphane Mallarmé

1892

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image depicts a sketch of a person from the waist up in a seated position. The person's facial features are lightly sketched, with eyes and a short hairstyle. The sketch hints at formal attire, possibly a suit, with minimal details and shading. The figure does not appear to be wearing jewelry or holding any objects. The background is plain, emphasizing the sketched figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 9.7 × 7 cm (3 13/16 × 2 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 20.5 × 15.6 cm (8 1/16 × 6 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.375

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 60

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. 66.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 207-209, no. 60.

Wikidata ID

Q65076703

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