Venetian Water-Carrier

1879/1880

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image depicts a full-length sketch of a standing person wearing a long, flowing garment that covers their body. The person's head is covered with a veil or headscarf, and their facial features are softly sketched and slightly obscured by shading. The hair is not visible. There are no objects or jewelry visible. The background is neutrally shaded without distinct features, emphasizing the central figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on Asian laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20 x 12.6 cm (7 7/8 x 4 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.2 x 14.7 cm (8 3/4 x 5 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.262

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 197, state i/i

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Howard Mansfield (Lugt 1342), New York; Harris G. Whittemore, CT, acquired 1919; Lessing J. Rosenwald, Philadelphia; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2005

  • "Whistler - Music", Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Valencia, 2005.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 232.

2012

  • MacDonald, Margaret F., Grischka Petri, Joanna Meacock.James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné. University of Glasgow on-line website at http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 197, state i/i.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower center on the verso: HNx- (last letter illegible)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65076810

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