Portrait of Whistler / William Nicholson
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1977/2.8
- Title
- Portrait of Whistler
- Artist
- William Nicholson
- Artist Nationality
- British
- Artist Life Dates
- 1872-1949
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on textured wove paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1897
- Object Creation Place
- Europe
- British
- Creation Place 1
- Europe
- Creation Place 2
- British
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Dimensions
- 26.7 cm x 24.9 cm (10 1/2 in. x 9 13/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- portrait
- Secondary Object Classification
- Secondary Object Type
- color print
- Physical Description
- This image shows a figure set back a bit from the viewer, and standing at an angle facing toward the left of the page. The figure is dressed in a black suit with a white shirt, and is standing on a fairly plain ground with just a few black lines. The figure's hair and outfit blend into the black background.
- Subject Matter
- According to the Tate's catalog, this image of Whistler was created for a book called Twelve Portraits. Nicholson created this image when Whistler was at the height of his celebrity, and so Nicholson portrays him as well-dressed and standing at a distance from the viewer. This image is meant to commemorate Whistler's reputation as the leading member of the Aesthetic Movement.
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 937 x 1013
- File Size
- 61 KB
- Record
- 1977/2.8
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1977-sl-2.8/1977_2.8.jpg
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"Portrait of Whistler; William Nicholson." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1977-sl-2.8/1977_2.8.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 13, 2024.
