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1861

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image is an etching showing a person in a frontal position with their head slightly turned to the right. The person's facial features are depicted with fine lines, including pronounced cheekbones, a straight nose, and full lips. Their long, wavy hair cascades around their face and shoulders, shown with thick lines. The clothing is hinted at with linear strokes, potentially indicating a draped garment. The background features cross-hatching and line work for shading, with no distinct features, emphasizing the person as the main focus.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.86 × 15.24 cm (9 × 6 in.)
    sheet: 45.09 × 31.12 cm (17 3/4 × 12 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.536

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kennedy 1910, no. 77

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Howard Mansfield [1849-1938], New York (Lugt 1342); Harris Whittemore [1864-1927], Naugatuck, CT, acquired 1919 (probably through A.A. Hahlo & Col, New York); (his sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 17 January 1949, lot 152); (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1949; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1953

  • Whistler's Prints after Fifty Years, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1953.

1969

  • The Prints of James McNeill Whistler, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Artmobile, 1969-1970.

2022

  • The Woman in White: Joanna Hiffernan and James McNeill Whistler, Royal Academy of Arts, London; National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2022, no. 6.

  • The Woman in White: Joanna Hiffernan and James McNeill Whistler, Royal Academy of Arts, London; National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2022, no. 6.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 77.

2012

  • MacDonald, Margaret, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock. James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, A Catalogue Raisonné. Scotland: University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 87, state only. http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk

Inscriptions

on plate lower right: Whistler. ('t' not crossed) / 1861.

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65076944

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