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James McNeill Whistler
La Rétameuse1858

Not on view
Etching on tan paper, bust-length portrait of a seated woman in a dark hat with arms folded, rendered in loose, energetic cross-hatched lines
Artist or Maker
James McNeill Whistler
Title
La Rétameuse
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1858
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
4 5/16 x 8 1/2 in. (10.95 x 21.59 cm)
Credit Line
The Julius L. and Anita Zelman Collection
Accession Number
M.84.279.2
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Fine, Ruth E. Drawing Near: Whistler Etchings from the Zelman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.