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James McNeill Whistler
Whistler's Mother1870-1873

Not on view
Etching or drypoint of a standing figure in a long robe, sketched with loose, scratchy lines on cream paper, head rendered in dense hatching

James McNeill Whistler, Whistler's Mother, 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
Whistler's Mother
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1870-1873
Medium
Etching and drypoint, with drypoint cancellation
Dimensions
Sheet: 15 × 9 1/2 in. (38.1 × 24.13 cm) Image: 9 7/8 × 6 in. (25.08 × 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
Graphic Arts Council Curatorial Discretionary Fund
Accession Number
M.85.26.43
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography

  • Blondet, José Luis. Six Scripts for Not I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE-2020 CE). Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2020.