A Child on a Couch, No.2

c. 1873/1875

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image depicts a person lying on their side with their head on a cushioned surface. The person is reclining with their upper body facing right and their legs extended to the left. Their facial features are relaxed, with closed eyes and a calm expression. The person has short, styled hair and wears a long-sleeved garment. A piece of jewelry is visible on their wrist. The background is simple, suggesting an indoor setting. The style is loose and expressive with quick, linear strokes typical in etching.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.541

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kennedy 1910, no. 125, i/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, 18 January 1949, lot 186); (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. 125, i/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. 127, state i/iv.

Inscriptions

lower right on the recto: [illegible] Sleeping

Watermarks

beehive / DEDB with elaborate foliage

Wikidata ID

Q65076984

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