The Little Nude Model Reading / James McNeill Whistler
About this Item
Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.429
- Title
- The Little Nude Model Reading
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1890
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Inscription
- On the stone, to right of figure: Butterfly monogram Collector's mark: T.R.W. (in rectangle) Thomas Robert Way. Lugt 2456
- Dimensions
- 28.8 cm x 22.5 cm (11 5/16 in. x 8 7/8 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Physical Description
- A nude model sits against a cabinet reading. She is shown largely in profile; her head, wraped in a scarf, looks down at the book she holds. She faces left and her left leg is crossed over the right. Behind her on the cabinet are objects including fabric.
- Subject Matter
- The model for this figure is probably one of the Pettigrew sisters and the composition is very closely related to a pastel in the Fogg, "The Fortune Teller--A Red Note", 1886.
- 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
- 877 x 913
- File Size
- 82 KB
- Record
- 1954/1.429
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.429/1954_1.429.jpg
Rights and Permissions
Related Links
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- Manifest
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1954-SL-1.429
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"The Little Nude Model Reading; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.429/1954_1.429.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 08, 2025.
