Whistler with the White Lock / James McNeill Whistler

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Accession Number
1954/1.369
Title
Whistler with the White Lock
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Object Creation Date
1879
Dimensions
20.1 cm x 14.2 cm (7 15/16 in. x 5 9/16 in.)
Century
19th century
Physical Description
Very loosely drawn image of a man's head and shoulders, the rest of the body is left undescribed. The man has a moustache and curly dark hair, wth the exception of a white patch right at the hairline at his forehead.
Subject Matter
As the title suggests, this self-portrait by Whistler is a quick sketch that emphasises the distinctive white lock at his forehead, emphasized in this impression by the rich drypoint lines that set off this notable marking. Whistler was quite vain about his "lock" and used to comb it up so that it would stand up and referred to it as “his oriflamme, his panache”.
Primary Keywords
bust-length
figures
self-portrait
Secondary Keywords
people and occupations
portraits
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923 x 1331
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110 KB
Record
1954/1.369
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.369/1954_1.369.jpg

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"Whistler with the White Lock; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.369/1954_1.369.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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