Firelight / James McNeill Whistler
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.455
- Title
- Firelight
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph on wove paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1896
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Inscription
- On the stone, r.c.: Butterfly monogram Signed, in pencil, bottom center: Butterfly monogram
- Dimensions
- 28.2 cm x 21.9 cm (11 1/8 in. x 8 5/8 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- transfer lithograph
- Physical Description
- A woman seated in an armchair, facing towards the left, looks at the viewer. The background is dark but otherwise undescribed.
- Subject Matter
- The portraits of Elizabeth Robins Pennell and her husband Joseph were drawn--one each time--during afternoon visits to the Pennell's house. The one of Elizabeth was in particular considered a success. Whistler's fascination with fire-lit subjects such as forges, furnaces, etc. is here extended to portraiture.
- Secondary Keywords
- figures
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- furniture by form or function
- objects we use
- people and occupations
- seating furniture
- single seating furniture
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 977 x 1287
- File Size
- 140 KB
- Record
- 1954/1.455
- Link to this Item
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"Firelight; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.455/1954_1.455.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.
