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James McNeill Whistler

1,409 works

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Pastel drawing of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a fan; reverse shows a pencil sketch of a standing woman lifting her

Japanese Woman Painting a Fan (recto); Standing Woman Holding Up Her Dress (verso)

c. 1872

Brown ink sketch of a standing woman in a ruffled dress and feathered hat against loose vertical background strokes.

Study for "The Blue Girl: Portrait of Miss Elinor Leyland"

c. 1879

Loose watercolor of a dancer in a flowing green gown with arms outstretched and a red head covering, on a teal ground.

Green and Blue: The Dancer

c. 1893

Pastel drawing of a brown brick facade with pink laundry, a dark doorway, and figures on a stone ledge.

Note in Pink and Brown

ca. 1880

Watercolor of a standing woman in a dark gray dress holding a hat, against a black background with brown lower edge.

Lady in Gray

ca. 1883

Pastel and chalk study of a standing woman in a dark gown and bonnet against vertical blue strokes on brown paper.

Study for "Arrangement in Black, No. 2: Portrait of Mrs. Louis Huth" (recto); Study for "Symphony in Flesh Color and…

c. 1872

Pencil drawing of three stylized butterflies with curling antennae and shaded wings on a cream paper sheet.

Three Butterflies

c. 1890

Pen and ink sketch of a butterfly with hatched wings and handwritten annotations on a cream sheet.

Butterfly (recto); Fragment of Butterfly (verso)

1898/99

Pen sketch of a butterfly with hatched wings and a long curling tail, with handwritten notes beside it.

Butterfly "Encountered" (recto); Sketch for Tailpiece (verso)

1898/99

Pen and ink sketch of a stylized flower with hatched petals, curling tendrils and a long curving stem on pale paper.

Butterfly (recto); Study of Butterfly (verso)

1898/99

Watercolor of a woman in a lavender dress seated by a yellow fireplace with a fan, mirror and blue vase.

The Yellow Room

ca. 1883-84

Pen and ink sketch of a dancer with arms outstretched holding flowing drapery, shaded with loose hatching on tan paper.

The Dancer, No. 1

c. 1900

Pencil sketch of a reclining draped female figure resting on a pillow, with loose strokes on cream paper.

Reclining Draped Figure

1893

Charcoal and chalk self-portrait of a bearded man in three-quarter view, hand near chest, on brown paper.

Self-Portrait

1871/73

Pastel sketch of a narrow courtyard with an archway, hanging laundry, shuttered windows and small figures.

Corte del Paradiso

1880

Watercolor sketch of a standing woman in a blue cap and draped gown holding a vase of flowers against a grey wall.

The Little Blue Cap

1893/95

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a long coat with hands in pockets, shaded background, on pale paper.

Study for Portrait of Thomas Way

1896

Pen and ink sketch of a butterfly with hatched wings and handwritten margin notes on pale paper.

Butterfly

1898/99

Pen and ink sketch with blue wash of a club lying across a tasseled cushion, with a handwritten size note beside it.

A Club on a Cushion

1898/99

Sketch after "Arrangement in Brown and Black: Portrait of Miss Rosa Corder"

c. 1879

Watercolor sketch of a street with shopfronts, a woman in a doorway, and small figures walking on the pavement.

Chelsea Shop

1897/1900

Pen sketches on a page: seated man, three robed figures in an arch, a newsboy, a hat-wearing man, and a smoker.

Christ and Two Disciples on the Road to Emmaus (from Sketchbook)

1854-55

Pen and ink sketch of a hooded figure bent over a desk with an open book, inkwell and candlestick.

Half-length Figure in a Monk's Cowl (Possibly a Self-portrait) (from Sketchbook)

1854

Ink sketch of a seated man at a table under a mosquito net, with insects around him, on orange paper.

Man at Table beneath Mosquito Net (from Sketchbook)

1854-55

Pen and ink map of the Western Hemisphere showing North and South America, Greenland, and surrounding ocean with place names.

Map of the Western Hemisphere (from Sketchbook)

1851

Portrait of Frederick R. Leyland

ca. 1871-73

Pen sketches on a page: seated man, robed figures, a shouting newspaper seller with caption 'Terrible Disaster! Loss of the A

Terrible Disaster! Loss of the Arctic! (from Sketchbook)

1854-55

Pencil grid of diagonal lines and dotted guide points on a torn, stained sketchbook page.

Grid (from Sketchbook)

1854-55

Graphite sketch on grey paper of a seated man at a table and kneeling figures, with a standing figure at upper right.

Four sketches (from Sketchbook)

1854-55

Pale arch-shaped sketchbook page with faint grey wash and a loose dark ink sketch of a head in the lower left.

(from Sketchbook)

1854-55

Watercolor of a crowded market square in muted greys and blues, with townhouses, stalls, umbrellas and pedestrians.

Variations in Violet and Grey - Market Place, Dieppe

1885

Pastel and chalk drawing of a standing woman in a patterned blue kimono holding an open fan, on a brown ground.

Japanese Woman Painting a Fan (recto)

c. 1872