Bibi Lalouette

1859

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows an upper-body profile view of a person seated, captured from the side. They are in a slightly leaned forward position, with their face turned towards the left. The person has curly hair and is wearing a loose garment with ample folds and drapery. They are holding a small black object against their chest with both hands. The background is plain. The signature "Whistler" and the year "1859" are inscribed on the lower right of the image.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Addie Burr Clark, [1868 - 1946], (not in Lugt); gift to her daughter Mrs Jane C. Carey, gift to NGA, 1951.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1963

  • American Artists as Print Makers, Westmoreland County Museum of Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1963, no. 204.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 51, 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. 33, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

on plate: Whistler. 1859.' ('t' not crossed); by later hand on recto: B 7158

Wikidata ID

Q65359189

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