Gants de Suède / James McNeill Whistler
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.426
- Title
- Gants de Suède
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph on laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1890
- 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, r. center: Butterfly monogram Signed, in pencil, l.l.: Butterfly monogram Collector's mark: Rosalind Birnie Philip. Lugt 406 Watermark: F I PRO PATRIA etc.
- Dimensions
- 33.2 cm x 21.2 cm (13 1/16 in. x 8 3/8 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- transfer lithograph
- Physical Description
- A woman standing facing slightly to the left looks over her shoulder to the right. She has a Victorian dress with high collar, long sleeves and skirt; she is wearing a hat with a curved brim and comes to a point at the top; in her hands she is holding a pair of long gloves. Her figure casts a shadow on the right side of the image although there is no indication of surroundings or background,
- Subject Matter
- Whistler's 1888 marriage to Beatrix Philip Godwin provided Whistler with the congenial company of his wife's siblings and mother. Here, Ethel Philip, who also acted as Whistler's secretary, is seen standing in fashionable dress in a pose closely related to the painting "Harmony in Brown: The Felt Hat" (Hunterian Art Gallery, Univ. of Glasgow).
- "Gants de Suede" was published in "The Studio" in april 1894, although it is believed that this impression was from a group printed posthumously under the direction of his executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip.
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on arms or hands
- accessories worn on the head
- clothing
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- figures
- handwear
- headgear
- objects
- objects we use
- 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
- 721 x 1247
- File Size
- 50 KB
- Record
- 1954/1.426
- Link to this Item
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"Gants de Suède; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.426/1954_1.426.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 11, 2024.