Seymour Standing under a Tree

1859

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image depicts a person standing with their back against a large, textured tree trunk in a natural setting. The person is facing slightly to the right, with their hands behind their back. They have a youthful face with subtle features and medium-length hair. The person is dressed in a formal attire, consisting of a fitted jacket with a bow tie and a knee-length skirt, with stockings and shoes. The background shows a forested area with several trees, and the ground is covered with grass. There is a body of water in the foreground, reflecting the person and the tree.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.34 x 9.53 cm (5 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 19.69 x 12.7 cm (7 3/4 x 5 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.527

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 30, state i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Howard Mansfield [1849-1938], New York (Lugt 1342); Harris Whittemore [1864-1927], Naugatuck, CT, 1919; (his sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 17 January 1949, lot 100); (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia, PA); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA, 1949; gift to the NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • Prints by James McNeill Whistler and His Contemporaries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 31, i/iii.

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. 30, state i/iii.

Inscriptions

on plate lower right: Whistler.

Wikidata ID

Q65076891

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