LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2025

Museum Hours

Monday

11 am–6 pm

Tuesday

11 am–6 pm

Wednesday

Closed

Thursday

11 am–6 pm

Friday

11 am–8 pm

Saturday

10 am–7 pm

Sunday

10 am–7 pm

 

  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2025
Collections

James McNeill Whistler
Album of 57 Cancelled Plates1858-1879

Not on view
Drypoint or etching portrait of a bearded man, bust-length, overlaid with a network of long diagonal ruled lines, in scratchy black ink on pale gray-white paper, with a handwritten dedication in the upper right corner
Etching of a man in a top hat and dark coat reclining in grass, legs extended forward, rendered in loose, energetic cross-hatched lines. Handwritten inscription in lower right.
Etching of a riverside dock scene; three figures in hats occupy the foreground with oars or poles, while timber-framed warehouses and a small rowing boat appear mid-ground, rendered in fine hatched lines.
Etching of a young boy seated on a wooden chair, leaning forward with legs crossed, holding an object in both hands. A round hat rests on the floor nearby. Fine, loose lines throughout, with a signature and date at lower left.
Etching portrait of a bearded man, shown from the chest up, head slightly bowed, hands clasped near chin, rendered in loose fine lines with diagonal hatching across the face.
Etching of a bowed head nearly obscured by a dense burst of long diagonal scratched lines radiating outward, with faint sketched figures visible in the lower left, on cream paper; cursive signature lower right.
Etching, three-quarter portrait of a bearded man with tousled hair, arms crossed, rendered in loose expressive line work against a lightly hatched background. Inscription and date visible in lower right.
Etching of a standing woman in a sweeping dark cloak and small hat, turned slightly left, rendered with fine hatched lines; an iron railing and desk with papers visible in the background.
Etching or drypoint print depicting a figure in a wide-brimmed hat amid dense diagonal hatched lines suggesting wind or motion, with faint sketched faces and floral forms in the lower portion, executed with energetic, gestural mark-making on cream paper.
Drypoint etching of a seated figure in three-quarter view, overlaid with a dense network of bold diagonal lines crossing the composition. The figure's face and upper body are partially visible through the gestural linework, rendered on a pale ground with a handwritten signature at lower left.
Etching of a seated figure leaning over a table, rendered in loose expressive linework with bold diagonal hatching lines crossing the composition; cursive signature and date visible at lower right.
Etching or drypoint print of a figure in three-quarter profile, partially obscured by dense, criss-crossing diagonal lines and loose gestural marks on cream paper.
Etching with loose, sketchy lines depicting a figure wearing a dark wide-brimmed hat at left, set within a loosely rendered outdoor scene with trees and water in the background; diagonal ruled lines cross the composition, suggesting a working proof or study state.
Etching of an open landscape with a figure bent forward in the lower left, sparse vegetation along a flat horizon, and a dramatic sky filled with rapid diagonal hatched lines.
Etching of a harbor scene dominated by a tangle of ship masts, spars, and rigging rendered in energetic dark lines against a pale ground, with lightly sketched figures and vessels in the background.
Lithograph or drypoint etching of a standing woman wrapped in a long draped robe, rendered in delicate pale gray lines on cream paper with hatched background marks.
Etching of a standing figure seen from behind in three-quarter view, rendered in fine crosshatched lines with several sweeping diagonal strokes crossing the composition.
Intaglio print of a standing figure rendered in loose, gestural lines, with diagonal hatching dissolving the upper body and a series of looping oval marks cascading downward below the figure, on cream paper with plate tone visible.
Etching of a child standing in a ruffled dress with hands on hips, rendered in loose, sketchy cross-hatched lines on cream paper, with a small butterfly motif at right.
Etching of a young girl standing upright, wearing a dress with a ruffled hem, long hair loose around her shoulders, surrounded by loose, gestural scratched lines suggesting foliage and a circular form at left.
Drypoint or etching of a seated figure in profile, rendered with loose, scratchy cross-hatching lines on cream paper, the form partially dissolved into gestural marks.
Etching of a coastal or open landscape with lightly sketched figures and a distant pole or sign at right, overlaid with a bold diagonal grid of crossing lines in both directions.
Etching of a standing figure rendered in loose, energetic cross-hatched lines on cream paper, the form heavily reworked with diagonal strokes obscuring much of the upper body.
Etching or drypoint portrait of a bearded man's head, rendered with rapid, radiating fine lines against a largely bare cream-colored plate.
Etching of a seated woman in profile, rendered with dense hatching and loose gestural lines, overlaid with bold diagonal ruled lines crossing the composition.
Etching of a seated figure in loose, sketchy line work, wearing a bonnet and long dress, leaning forward slightly, with gestural cross-hatching defining the form against a pale ground. A small red stamp mark appears at lower right.
Etching with sparse abstract composition on white ground; long diagonal lines intersect across the plate, interspersed with loose clusters of fine hatching and scattered marks.
Etching with sparse fine lines forming a diagonal grid pattern in the upper half, overlaid with vertical mast-like forms at right and gestural hatching suggesting a distant shoreline at center.
Etching of a stone arch bridge over a river in heavy rain, with diagonal lines suggesting falling rain, small boats on the water below, and a city skyline visible through the arch.
Etching of sailing ships moored at a harbor, with clustered masts and rigging rendered in fine dark lines at left, a small boat in the foreground, and a lightly sketched vessel at right on pale paper.
Etching of a wide river or harbor scene, with a low cityscape of buildings and masts along the horizon. Sweeping diagonal lines cross the composition in the foreground, overlaying small boats near the left bank. Fine, sketchy linework throughout.
Etching of a harbor scene with sailing vessels, masts, and rigging, overlaid with a grid of diagonal ruled lines suggesting a preparatory or proof state; fine, sketchy linework on pale paper.
Lithograph or etching of a harbor scene, with small boats and tall masts in the foreground, a waterfront building at right, and faint hatched lines suggesting sky and water, rendered in delicate gray lines on cream paper.
Etching of a harbor scene with moored sailing vessels, their tall masts and rigging rendered as fine, overlapping diagonal lines across a low skyline of buildings, executed with delicate drypoint strokes on cream-toned paper.
Etching of a harbor scene with numerous tall-masted sailing vessels moored along a waterfront, their crossing masts and rigging rendered in fine, scratchy lines. A small rowboat sits in the foreground water; buildings line the distant shore. Sparse, gestural linework suggests sky and reflections.
Drypoint print of a standing figure wearing a flat-brimmed hat, rendered with dense diagonal hatched lines that fragment and dissolve the form against a pale background.
Intaglio print with abstract composition of diagonal incised lines across the upper half, varying from sharp precise marks to looping scratched strokes, on a pale gray textured ground with faint surface abrasions throughout.
Etching or drypoint of two figures in profile, one seated with head bowed and long loose hair, the other standing behind with upswept hair, rendered in loose, sketchy crosshatched lines on pale paper, with a signature in the lower right corner.
Etching of a river scene with numerous sailing vessels, their masts forming a dense diagonal web of lines across the composition. Small figures stand on a foreground dock; a low skyline with a church spire and industrial chimneys stretches across the middle distance. Energetic, sketchy line work throughout.
Etching of a riverside landscape with tall reeds or cattails in the foreground rendered in bold diagonal strokes, a calm stretch of water in the middle ground, and lightly sketched trees and foliage beyond; fine crosshatched linework throughout; signature and date at lower right.
Etching of a bust-length figure with head slightly tilted, rendered in sparse, gestural lines on cream paper; diagonal hatching crosses the face, with a signature and date at lower left.
Drypoint print with dense, energetic diagonal and radiating lines suggesting a crouching or bent figure, rendered in black on cream paper with a signature and date at lower right.
Etching or drypoint sketch of a standing figure in a long garment, rendered with sparse, gestural lines; head and shoulders built up with dense hatching, one arm extending outward, on cream-toned paper.
Drypoint etching of a standing woman in three-quarter back view, wearing a full-length Victorian-era dress and small hat, rendered in rapid, gestural scratched lines on cream paper.
Drypoint or etching of a standing figure rendered in sparse, gestural diagonal lines on cream-colored paper, with a small circular head and loosely suggested torso and legs.
Etching with three loosely sketched figures on a white ground: a bust-length male portrait at upper left, a standing male figure at center-right rendered in diagonal hatching, and a smaller bearded head at lower left, overlaid with bold diagonal lines crossing the composition.
Etching of a urban waterfront viewed through a large architectural frame, with tall buildings on either side and diagonal hatched lines suggesting rain or light; faint city skyline and water in the middle distance, rendered with energetic drypoint strokes.
Etching of a standing figure, upper body rendered in fine hatched lines, lower body replaced by a loose spiral of bold looping marks descending to the bottom of the composition.
Etching of a reclining figure rendered in loose, energetic crosshatching on pale paper, with the body extending diagonally across the composition and feet visible at lower right.
Etching with three lightly sketched figures partially obscured by bold diagonal lines crossing the composition, rendered in delicate intaglio linework on cream paper.
Etching with loosely clustered diagonal hatching lines forming an abstract, organic mass in the upper left, set against a pale, lightly textured ground.
Etching of a standing figure in a long dress and wide-brimmed hat, rendered in fine hatched lines against a lightly sketched interior, with delicate, sketch-like linework throughout.
Etching, bust-length portrait of a man with curly hair and a mustache, rendered in loose, gestural hatched lines concentrated in the upper portion of the plate, leaving the lower half largely blank.
Intaglio print on cream paper; a vertical stack of seven thin, elongated oval forms in fine dark lines, tapering toward top and bottom, with faint scratched marks visible in the background.
Intaglio print of a standing nude figure, arms raised behind the head, rendered in fine hatched lines on cream-toned paper with a sketchy, gestural quality.
Etching of a seated woman rendered in loose, sketchy crosshatched lines on cream paper, her facial features only lightly defined, with a small monogram at lower right.
Etching of a seated figure in three-quarter view, head bent downward over an open book, rendered in energetic loose cross-hatching and scribbly lines on cream-toned paper.
Artist or Maker
James McNeill Whistler
Title
Album of 57 Cancelled Plates
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1858-1879
Medium
Etching and drypoint, with drypoint cancellation
Dimensions
15 3/8 × 10 1/4 × 5/8 in. (39.05 × 26.04 × 1.59 cm) Sheet (each): 15 × 9 1/2 in. (38.1 × 24.13 cm) Image (each): 11 3/8 × 7 3/4 in. (28.89 × 19.69 cm)
Credit Line
Graphic Arts Council Curatorial Discretionary Fund
Accession Number
M.85.26.1-.57
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings