The Silk Dress

c. 1873

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image depicts an illustrated woman in a side profile view. She is standing and facing sideways with a slight turn of her head towards the viewer. The woman has short hair, a hat, and wears a long dress with a fitted bodice and full skirt. The sketch has minimal facial details but shows a focused expression. The background is simple with no additional elements present.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.64 x 13.02 cm (8 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 28.26 x 20.64 cm (11 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.539

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kennedy 1910, no. 107, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Howard Mansfield [1849-1938], New York, (Lugt 1342); acquired by Harris Whittemore [1864-1927], Naugatuck, CT, 1919; (his sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 17 January 1949, lot 175); (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia, PA); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA, 1949; gift to the NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 107, ii/ii.

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. 151, state ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65076978

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