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Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris

1858

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names

James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image depicts two figures in a dimly lit room. One figure is seated with long hair, facing the standing figure who wears a wide-brimmed hat. The room is detailed with various objects on shelves and surfaces, with pillars or beams present. The artwork is framed by an elaborate border.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and drypoint on Japanese paper
Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Jane C. Carey in memory of her mother, Mrs. Addie Burr Clark
Dimensions

plate: 15.24 x 8.89 cm (6 x 3 1/2 in.)
sheet: 19.05 x 13.02 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

1951.13.22
Catalogue Raisonné

MacDonald 2012, no. 29, state v/v

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs Addie Burr Clark; gift to daughter Mrs Jane C. Carey, New York; gift to NGA, 1951.

Associated Names

Carey, Andrew G., Mrs.

Bibliography

1910

Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 23.

2012

MacDonald, Margaret, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock. James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, A Catalogue Raisonné. Scotland: University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 29, v/v. http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk/

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Whistler / 1858

Wikidata ID

Q65359191

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