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Accession Number
1954/1.422
Title
Reading
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Medium and Support
lithograph with scraping on china paper, laid down on white wove paper
Object Creation Date
1879
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Credit Line
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
Inscription
On the stone, to r. of figure: Butterfly monogram Signed, in pencil, on mount, l.l.: Whistler & Butterfly monogram.
Dimensions
54.9 cm x 38 cm (21 5/8 in. x 14 15/16 in.)
Century
19th century
Primary Object Classification
Print
Physical Description
A seated woman in a long dress and hat sits in profie reading. Her body is positioned looking towards the left. Behind the figure is broad diagonal hatching lines that create a sense of space while leaving the specific setting undescribed. At the lower right is a "butterfly" signature of the artist.
Subject Matter
Whistler's model Maud Franklin is seen here reading. This lithograph was included in the portfolio "Notes", printed 1887 although the work was drawn in 1879.
Primary Keywords
reading
seated
Secondary Keywords
figures
people and culture
people and occupations
physical activities
physical activities by general context
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