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Study: Maud Seated

A work made of lithotint with scraping and roulette in black ink on ivory wove proofing paper.
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  • A work made of lithotint with scraping and roulette in black ink on ivory wove proofing paper.

Date:

1878

Artist:

James McNeill Whistler
American, 1834-1903

About this artwork

Whistler frequently depicted his mistresses (and later, his wife), including the early etching Finette (nearby, 1938.1882) and this later lithotint. This subject’s relaxed pose—curled up in a chair, legs draped to the side—demonstrates an easy intimacy completely at odds with the portrait of Whistler’s straight-laced Victorian mother.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Title

Study: Maud Seated

Place

United States (Artist's nationality)

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Made 1878

Medium

Lithotint with scraping and roulette in black ink on ivory wove proofing paper

Dimensions

Image: 26.5 × 18.3 cm (10 7/16 × 7 1/4 in.); Sheet: 29.3 × 22.4 cm (11 9/16 × 8 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Arthur MacDougall Wood, through the generosity of Pauline Wood Egan and Arthur M. Wood, Jr.

Reference Number

2007.162

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