Reading / James McNeill Whistler
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Record Details
- 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)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- 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
- 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.
- Secondary Keywords
- figures
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 887 x 1167
- File Size
- 138 KB
- Record
- 1954/1.422
- Link to this Item
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"Reading; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.422/1954_1.422.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
