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- Title
- Jo's Bent Head
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A young woman is seen sitting in profile. She faces to the right, her head bent downward, her waving hair framing her face and falling down her back. Only the face and hair are drawn fully, the rest of the woman's body is quickly drawn in a few lines.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1861
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.350
- Medium and Support
- drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Gaiety Stage Door
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A building with an arched doorway, windows at the center right, and the beginning of a flight of stairs on the right acts as architectural foils for the figures and a cart and horse (hansom cab?) arrayed in front of the building or grouped in the dark entryway.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1879
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.419
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph with scraping on buff-colored paper, laid down on white wove
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Steps, Luxembourg Gardens
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A broad set of steps leading up to a tree-lined terrace are the main features of this work. Figures on the terrace and a sculpture of putti supporting an urn or pot are visible at the top of the stairs; in the left foreground, a woman and little girl are climbing the stairs.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1893
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.437
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph with stumping on wove paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Sunday, Lyme Regis
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A curving country town street lies before the viewer. On either side of the street are row houses and other buildings; along the right side of the composition is a darkened doorway and steps facing the viewer. Along the street are numerous figures strolling. At the bottom of the image at the right is a dog, facing up the street and away from the viewer.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1895
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.452
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Blue and Silver: Morning, Ajaccio
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- This watercolor on Japan paper, mounted on board, is vertically oriented. The piece is very dark, with the forms barely visible and very abstract. The upper quarter of the piece is blue, white, and pink (presumably a morning sky). In the next quarter down is what appears to be a body of water reflecting the sky, which a city and hills on the fall side of the shore from the viewer. The lower half the work has abstract figures in brown and cream that appear to be on the shore. Compositionally, there is a zig-zag recession into space. The piece is surrounded by the white border of the board that it is mounted on.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1901
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.90
- Medium and Support
- watercolor on Japan paper, mounted on board
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Title to the French Set; original paper wrappers of the set, one of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature,' or the 'French Set"
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A man in a broad-brimmed hat and a moustache sits sketching, his fact largely in shadow. Around him are clustered groups of children absorbed in watching him drawing. A single figure of a boy, standing slightly apart at the right, gazes out at the viewer.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1858
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.333
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint on on blue laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Billingsgate
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A group of figures stand on the bow of a boat at the left. Behind and to the left are buildings and steps leading up to a quay with people gathered along the railings. Behind the figures and to the right are the numerous masts of ships lined side by side, all containing figures while in the distance beyond are the arches of a bridge.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1859
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.339.2
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in black ink on laid Japan paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Battersea Morn
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A stretch of water in the foreground and middle ground leads to a horizontal distant shore that is composed of a series of horizontal stepped recessions. The buildings on the far shore appear to be industrial buildings, with many smokestacks. At the bottom of the image are some lightly drawn boats.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1877
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.362
- Medium and Support
- drypoint, printed in brown ink on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- San Giorgio, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- Ships at anchor in a lagoon is the focus of this image. Smaller boats are tied to the quay in the foreground and along the horizon line is a cityscape, leading to a large church at the left, with an impressive facade, dome and bell tower behind. A large ship is moored between the viewer and the church. Much of the foreground is occupied by water without boats, leaving the elements of the composition largely in the middle distance.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1879-1880
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.386
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Square House, Amsterdam
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A street facing onto a canal is seen at a very slight angle. The three buildings each have balconies (some enclosed), banks of windows, and doors at the water's edge. A dense network of hatching lines describe the brick facades, balconies and windows, and reflecions.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1889
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.404
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in brown ink on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Whistler with the White Lock
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- 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.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1879
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.369
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on pale green laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- La Vieille aux Loques
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- An old woman in a white cap sits in a cluttered interior. Positioned just inside the doorway, the woman is surrounded by piles of cloth with domestic objects on shelves and walls that gleam in the darkness.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1858
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.327
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Return to Tilbury, from the 'Jubilee' or the 'Naval Review' series
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- At some distance can be seen ships with tall masts and a distant shore.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1887
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.361
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Dancing Girl
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A woman, nude but for a diaphanous elbow-length drapery and a cap over her hair, stands facing the viewer with her head turned towards the right. The figure's right arm is extended gracefully from the side of her body, hand facing downward. Her left hand is extened at nearly a right angle, holding her drapery out, which further devines the curves of her body. Her weight is on her right leg as the left leg points forward.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1890
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.430
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Garden
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- Figures are seen seated out of doors around a table in a garden. The table is set with a tea and coffee service and cups and saucers; behind the figures is a screen of trees.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1891
- Accession Number
- 1994/2.14
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Waterloo Bridge
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A vignetted view of a roadway with carriages is shown passing beneather a bridge crossing a river, which, too has carriages on its roadbed. The scene is one of bustling activity, although seen from a distance and from an elevated height.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1896
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.462
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph on old laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Riva, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A view of a city along the edge of water sweeps from the foreground towards the right in the distance. Along quays, bridges and promenades can be seen groupoings of people walking and in conversation. Boats populate the water's edge: smaller boats in the foreground, larger multi-masted ships in the distance.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1879-1880
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.125
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Liverdun, One of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature,' or the 'French Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A street or courtyard fills the middle distance. A handful of figures stand or sit in front of the buildings on the right; only a single cow at the right occupies the open space in the foreground. The low buildings are, on the left side, brightly lit while the structures on the right are in shadow.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1858
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.323
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Smith's Yard
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- Two horses, seen from behind, stand in front of a shed-like structure. On the threshold and partly shadowed to the left stand two figures, a man in an apron and an youth holding a bucket upside down. On the right, closer to the viewer is a whetstone; on the far left of the composition is a rain barrel.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1895
- Accession Number
- 1930.27
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph on wove paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Jo's Bent Head
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A young woman is seen sitting in profile. She faces to the right, her head bent downward, her waving hair framing her face and falling down her back. Only the face and hair are drawn fully, the rest of the woman's body is quickly drawn in a few lines.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1861
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.349
- Medium and Support
- drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Traghetto, No. 2, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A dark passageway dominates the middle and left portions of the composition; to the right is a group of men seated outside at a table. The passageway has a view at the far end of a man seated while a gondola passes by. In front of the passageway re three young trees, the leaves of which fall in front of the passageway. To the left of the passageway is a child holding a baby. On either side of the passageway are windows that indicate the walls that fill the plate.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1879-1880
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.377
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Cottage Door
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- Four girls stand in, adjacent to, or in front of a dark open doorway. The doorway is cropped at the top, focussing on the figures. To the right is the partial view of a window.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1886
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.395
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Billingsgate
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A group of figures stand on the bow of a boat at the left. Behind and to the left are buildings and steps leading up to a quay with people gathered along the railings. Behind the figures and to the right are the numerous masts of ships lined side by side, all containing figures while in the distance beyond are the arches of a bridge.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1859
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.339.1
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in black ink on laid Japan paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetart, Paris
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- The scene takes place in a dark interior room, seen from the street. the roough stone of the doorway frames a seated woman and a young boy standing nearby. In addition to light illuminating the interior from the street, there is a recessed window niche along the left wall of the room.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1858
- Accession Number
- 1991/2.1
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint on paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Speke Hall: The Avenue
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A woman in a long dress and hat stands in the foreground of a wintery landscape. She stands in the tree-lined approach to a grand house with numerous gabes and elaborate geometric half-timbered designs on the facade. The scene is viewed from an elevated vantagepoint, thus looking down on the woman, who is seen in profile facing to the left and looking down.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1870
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.354
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on old laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Reading
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- 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.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1879
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.421
- Medium and Support
- lithograph wtih scraping on china paper, laid down on white wove paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Pantheon, from the Terrace of the Luxembourg Gardens
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- The balustrade of a public park walkway seen at a slight distance acts as a foil for several figures grouped in front of the balustrade. To the left, two women stand talking while a child, with her back facing the viewer looks between the balusters towards the dome of a building in the distance beyond some trees. Too the right of the composition, a seated man and a woman shown in profile are grouped. Two ornamental urns decorate the balustrade.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1893
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.439
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Mother and Child. No. 2
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A woman with curly hair and a scarf or bandeau around her hair sits sideways (facing left) on a couch, looking down. In her lap, seated at a right angle to the woman's legs, is a young child. Behind the couch is indication of drapery hanging.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1890
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.454
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Punt (The Angler); an illustration for "Passages from Modern English Poets"
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- In a tranquil pastoral setting, a man stands in a punt (or shallow-bottomed open boat) with a pipe in his mouth and holding a pole to help propel himself through the shallow river.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1861
- Accession Number
- 1938.10
- Medium and Support
- etching on paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Eagle Wharf (Tyzac, Whiteley & Co.), One of the 'Sixteen Etchings,' or the 'Tham
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- This plate shows a view of docks, businesses that serve shipping, and numerous ships, some pulled up in dry dock. In the foreground a low boat (a barge or lighter) angles into the space, on which a man in a cap is seated, hands on his knees, looking at the viewer.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1859
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.336
- Medium and Support
- etching on laid tissue
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Needlework
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A young woman seated at a slight angle in an upholstered armchair looks towards the viewer. In her lap and hands is a piece of fabric. The woman has a dark dress and hair worn back and bangs.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Object Creation Date
- 1896
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.390
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph on cream laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Sir Garnet Wolseley
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A distinguished looking man sits in a bust-length, three-quarter view, his face turned to straight profile, facing to the left. He has a moustache and goatee and a high collared shirt.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1877
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.365
- Medium and Support
- drypoint, printed in black ink with grey wash on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Upright Venice, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- Seen from an elevated vantage point, a quay in the foreground with boats anchored nearby and figures talking is balanced in the upper part of the image by a view of buildings along the canals, gondolas, shipping and, just left of center a large domed church.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1879-1880
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.388
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Pierrot
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A man stands in an apron and rolled sleeves in the water door of a building along a canal. Another figure is seen kneeling and reaching down to the water at the left edge of the water door. The building and its reflection fills the frame; the emphasis is on the figures in the darkened opening, along with their reflections, while the upper story of the building is only summarily indicated.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1889
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.406
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on wove paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Hotel de Ville, Loches
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1888
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.402
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Title Page for "Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature" or the French Set
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A man in a broad-brimmed hat and a moustache sits sketching, his face largely in shadow. Around him are clustered groups of children absorbed in watching him drawing. A single figure of a boy, standing slightly apart at the right, gazes out at the viewer.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1856-1858
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.332
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypont, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Study
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A standing, lightly draped female figure rests her left hand on a railing and her right hand on a lower support to the left. Her figure is in a contrapposto stance facing the viewer while her face is seen in profile, looking to the right.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1879
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.424
- Medium and Support
- lithograph, with scraping on a prepared half-tint ground, printed in brown ink o
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Model Draping
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A nude female stands facing towards the left. Her head os bowed down and has a scarf around her hair. Her arms are raised over her head as she holds a diaphanous drapery in front of her figure.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1890
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.432
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Little Draped Figure Leaning
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A lightly draped female leans back with her arms against a low wall. Her weight is on her right leg; her left leg crosses in front of the right leg. She looks down; drapery is gathered up on the wall to the right of the figure.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1893
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.445
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on heavy laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Butcher's Dog
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A partial view of a butcher's shop is seen frontally from across the road. To the left is an arched doorway within a pedimented entryway; a woman holding a baby stands silhouetted against the doorway while a little girl sits on the stoop. To the right is an arched shopfront that comprises both the doorway and the window in which hangs two large cuts of meat. The window of the shop is partially screened by an awning the extends before the facade of the building. A dog is seen sitting in front of the shop window.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1896
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.464
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph on wove paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Arthur Haden
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A young boy sits sideways on a chair and looks at the viewer. The chair faces the viewer; the boy sits facing to the right, his left leg crossed over the right. He his left hand is on the back of the chair, and his right hand holds his left foot. He has thick waving hair and is dressed in a short black velvet coat and striped pants. Behind him is a curtain and on the floor at lower right is a dark straw hat.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1859
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.343
- Medium and Support
- drypoint on paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Street at Saverne, One of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature,' or the 'French Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- In this nighttime view down a street, buildings along the left-hand side of the street are shown in with sharp recession into space. A solitary figure is seen in the shadows on the left-hand side half way down the street. The sky is darkened with parallel horizontal hatching lines. The only source of light is a lantern on the wall of the right side of the street. Dark shadows fall across the buildings on the left side.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1858
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.325
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Little Venice, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- Seen from a distance with an expanse of water in the foreground, a city can be seen along the horizon line wtih towers, domes and sailing ships. Poles marking the channel stike out of the water and gondolas can be seen in the middle ground.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1879-1880
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.122
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Weary
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A woman, leaning back in a curved armchair, sits at an angle to the viewer. Her face is presented in nearly strict profile, looking to the right; her long, waving hair cascades around her, framing her face. Her right arm is in her lap and her skirt is only lightly sketched in. At the lower left corner, another sketch of a woman's head (seen upside down) is visible.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1863
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.353
- Medium and Support
- drypoint and roulette, printed in warm black ink on laid Japan tissue, tipped down
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Two Doorways, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- Seen from the water's edge, a canal in the foreground curves to the right and back into space. In the ditant view, buildings with balconies and chimney pots are visible as well as a bridge that is cropped by the curve of the waterway. In the foreground, across the canal, are several arched entryways. A dark waterdoor is open and shows a man on the steps and two shadowy figures behind him framed in the doorway; a lantern hangs overhead. To the right, another arched doorway with a metal grille above faces the canal, but is closed. A small open window on the seond floor can be seen between the arched doors.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1879-1880
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.380
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Young Tree
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- Two children sit on the ground next to a young tree that stands supported by a stake. The tree's foliage fills the image at the upper right. A fence in the upper part of the image separates the children from buildings in the distance, seen through the tree's branches. Presumably the children are in a part adjacent to a residential neighborhood.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1887
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.397
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in warm black ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Dam Wood
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- In a desolate, wintery landscape stand a group of leafless trees with tall grasses beyond.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1874-1875
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.359
- Medium and Support
- drypoint on ivory laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Wine Glass
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A long-stem wine glass is seen brightly lit from above and set against a dark, undescribed background. The glass stands on a shallow footed metal tray.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1858
- Accession Number
- 1992/2.4
- Medium and Support
- etching on white laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Little Nude Model Reading
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- 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.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1890
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.429
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Study
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A standing, lightly draped female figure rests her left hand on a railing and her right hand on a lower support to the left. Her figure is in a contrapposto stance facing the viewer while her face is seen in profile, looking to the right.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1879
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.423
- Medium and Support
- lithograph with scraping, on a prepared half-tint ground, printed in black ink o
- relevance
- rank 25.41481