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James McNeill Whistler
Portrait Sketches1870-1873

Not on view
Etching on cream paper with three loosely rendered figure studies — a profile portrait, a standing man, and a downturned head — overlaid with bold diagonal lines

James McNeill Whistler, Portrait Sketches, 1870-1873, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Graphic Arts Council Curatorial Discretionary Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
James McNeill Whistler
Title
Portrait Sketches
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1870-1873
Medium
Etching and drypoint, with drypoint cancellation
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (37.15 × 24.13 cm) Image: 11 3/4 × 6 7/8 in. (29.85 × 17.46 cm)
Credit Line
Graphic Arts Council Curatorial Discretionary Fund
Accession Number
M.85.26.46
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings