La Vieille aux Loques / James McNeill Whistler
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- Accession Number
- 1954/1.328
- Title
- La Vieille aux Loques
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on green laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1858
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Inscription
- Signed on the plate, l.r.: Whistler ; On the plate, l.r.: Imp. Delatre. Rue St. Jacques. 171. Signed, in pencil, l.l.: Butterfly monogram ; On verso, in pencil: 69 inscribed inside circle; Watermark: Moel Savon
- Dimensions
- 26.1 cm x 19.1 cm (10 1/4 in. x 7 1/2 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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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 949 x 1317
- File Size
- 108 KB
- Record
- 1954/1.328
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"La Vieille aux Loques; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.328/1954_1.328.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.