Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetart, Paris / James McNeill Whistler

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Accession Number
1991/2.1
Title
Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetart, Paris
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Medium and Support
etching and drypoint on paper
Object Creation Date
1858
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Inscription
Signed, in plate, along doorway at l.r.: Whistler / 1958
Dimensions
20.1 cm x 14.3 cm (7 15/16 in. x 5 5/8 in.)
Century
19th century
Physical Description
The scene takes place in a dark interior room, seen from the street. the roough stone of the doorway frames a seated woman and a young boy standing nearby. In addition to light illuminating the interior from the street, there is a recessed window niche along the left wall of the room.
Subject Matter
Whistler portrayed this interior located in the fifth arrondissement of Paris, which was an older poor region on the left bank that was home to many poor workers. Along with his other Parisian portraits and sketches done on his walking journey that were grouped into the "French Set", this work shows Whistler drawing picturesque places and depicting images of labor akin to those of Gustave Courbet.
Primary Keywords
seated
standing
Secondary Keywords
figures
people and occupations
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Record
1991/2.1
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"Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetart, Paris; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1991-sl-2.1/1991_2.1.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.
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