La Vieille aux Loques (One of the "Twelve Etchings from Nature," or the "French Set") / James McNeill Whistler
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- Accession Number
- 1950/1.202
- Title
- La Vieille aux Loques (One of the "Twelve Etchings from Nature," or the "French Set")
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in black ink on on laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1856-1858
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Inscription
- On the plate, l.r.: Whistler
- Dimensions
- 21.5 cm x 15.5 cm (8 7/16 in. x 6 1/8 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Physical Description
- An old woman in a white cap sits in a cluttered interior. Positioned just inside the doorway, the woman is surrounded by piles of cloth with domestic objects on shelves and walls that gleam in the darkness.
- Subject Matter
- The images of Whistler's French Set reflect the artistic trends current in Paris when Whistler was a student there. "La Vieille aux Loques", with its concern for working class figures, demonstrates Whistler's early orientation towards the work of Courbet. Throughout his career, Whistler mantained an interest in depicting working class and humble subjects; however, the beauty of his depictions elevated such works beyond the gritty realism of early works such as this etching.
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 753 x 1063
- File Size
- 123 KB
- Record
- 1950/1.202
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"La Vieille aux Loques (One of the "Twelve Etchings from Nature," or the "French Set"); James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1950-sl-1.202/1950_1.202.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.