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La Vieille aux Loques

1858

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names

James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows an elderly woman seated, with a bonnet covering her head as she sews or knits. She wears a long dress and a shawl, surrounded by household items and fabrics. The room is filled with shadows, shelves, and various domestic objects.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and drypoint on chine collé
Credit Line

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

1951.13.23
Catalogue Raisonné

MacDonald 2012, no. 27, state iii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Addie Burr Clark ( "ABC", not in Lugt); 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. 21, ii/iii.

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. 27, state iii/iv.

Inscriptions

on plate: Whistler ("s" reversed); Imp. Delatre. Rue St. Jacques. 171.

Wikidata ID

Q65359195

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