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James McNeill Whistler

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Loose lithograph sketch of a stage door archway with figures, a horse and cart, and a balcony on a pale sheet.

Gaiety Stage Door

1880

Etching of the Thames at Millbank with moored barges, wooden pilings, two figures on the quay and riverside buildings beyond.

Millbank

1860

Etching of a harbor with sheds, a wooden fence, dense masts and a sailing ship on the water's edge.

Dry Docks, Southampton

1880

Etching of moored sailing barges and warehouses along Chelsea Wharf, with workers and a horse and cart on the quay.

Chelsea Wharf

1860

Etching of a harbor quay with sailing boat masts, a low building, and two women standing in the foreground.

Fishing Quay, Ostend

1880

Etching of an open scene with standing figures, a horse, a wooden structure on the left, and a raised platform with a pole on

Wild West: The Orator

1880

Lithograph study of a seated woman reading, with two smaller figure sketches beside her, by James McNeill Whistler.

Reading

1870

Etching of a cat lying atop a wooden kennel, with loose hatched lines in brown ink on cream paper.

The Dog on the Kennel

1850

Misty etching of a domed church and spires rising above a calm lagoon with small boats at dusk.

Nocturne: Salute

1880

Etching of tall reeds in the foreground of a calm river, with trees and shoreline across the distance and loose hatched sky.

Landscape with a Fisherman

1860

Etching of a boatyard with a Stevens boat builder sign, fishermen, sailboats and wooden buildings by the water.

Stevens' Boat Life

1850

Sketch of a city street with an ornate doorway, arched windows and small pedestrians on the pavement.

Victoria Club

1880

Etching of a busy street with shopfronts, crowds of pedestrians and a cart wheel at the lower left.

High Street, Brussels

1880

Fanny Leyland

1870

Etching of a boat yard on a waterfront with timber buildings, workers in caps in the foreground, and a sailboat on water.

Stevens' Boat Yard

1850

Etching of a child reclining on the ground, looking toward the viewer, with a sketched hilly landscape behind.

Bibi Valentin

1850

Etched portrait of a bearded man with tousled hair, one hand raised to his chest, signed Whistler at lower left.

Z. Astruc, Editor of 'L' Artiste'

1850

Etching of women under a canopy at a waterfront landing stage, with sailboats on the water beyond and a seated figure at righ

The Landing Stage, Cows

1880

Etching of warships and sailing boats on calm water, with a woman and seated men in hats in the foreground.

The Fleet: Monitors

1880

Etched riverscape of a distant factory skyline with chimneys and a spire, barges and rowboats on misty water.

Battersea Morn

1870

Etching of a curving canal with an arched bridge, boats, figures and old buildings lining the water.

The Bridge, Santa Marta

1880

Etching of a harbor with masted ships, rowboats, beached boats in the foreground, and men in top hats on the quay.

The Little Pool

1860

Etching of an arched stone bridge over a canal with Venetian buildings, figures and reflections in the water.

Ponte del Piovan

1880

Etching of old Chelsea riverside houses, moored barges and a pub sign at low tide, with a church tower behind.

The 'Adam and Eve', Old Chelsea

1870

Etching of a young boy in a cap standing beside a large tree trunk in a wooded clearing, looking upward.

Seymour

1850

Etching of a shadowy Venetian courtyard passage under an arch between two columns, with a doorway and figures at the edges.

Venetian Court

1880

Etching of masted barges moored on a pale river with distant shoreline, buildings and a windmill.

Barges, Dordrecht

1880

Pencil sketch of old stone bridge piers and arches over a river, with reflections in the water and a small boat.

Old Battersea Bridge

1880

Etching of masted boats moored along a riverbank with small figures and fishing nets in the foreground.

Little Dordrecht

1880

Etched portrait of a bearded seated man with folded arms, looking over his shoulder, drawn in loose hatched lines.

Drouet

1850

Etching of a Venetian street with a tall mast, seated women in the foreground, and weathered buildings receding into the dist

The Venetian Mast

1880

Loose lithographic study of a seated woman in a dark dress, head resting on her hand beside a pale armchair.

StudyMaude Seated

1870

Etching of a long iron bridge over a river with boats in the foreground, trees and buildings on the right bank.

Chelsea

1870

Etching of a seated woman in a dark ruffled dress against a hatched, shadowed background, signed Whistler.

Elinor Leyland

1870

Etching of masted troopships and small boats anchored on calm water beneath loose, sketched clouds.

Troopships

1880

Etching of a dark archway framed by foliage, with two small figures visible through the bright opening in the background.

Doorway and Vine

1880

Etched portrait of a man with curly hair and mustache holding a cello, overlaid with a grid of ruled lines.

J. Becquet, Sculptor

1850

Etching of sailing ships on calm water, with a dark-sailed boat in the foreground and masts fading toward the horizon.

Her Majesty's Fleet: Evening

1880

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, looking at the viewer with hands near his chest.

Whistler with a hat

1850

Etched portrait of a mustached man in a wide-brimmed hat, hands clasped before him, against a hatched background.

Whistler with a Hat

1859

Etching of a row of cottages with gabled roofs, a wooden shed, wagon wheels and a fence beside water.

The Little Wheelwright's

1880

Etching of a Venetian harbor with masted sailing ships, a church spire, and figures on the quay under a hazy sky.

Shipping, Venice

1880

Fusco

1870

Etching of a misty lagoon skyline with domes, a bell tower, sails and a mooring post at right.

Islands: Evening

1880

Etching of a narrow street with tall gabled houses, a hanging lamp, and small figures walking along the cobbled road.

Petite Rue des Bouchers

1880

Riault (The Wood Engraver)

1860

Etching of the Ile de la Cité in Paris with arched stone bridges, an iron footbridge, and figures along the quay.

Isle de la Cité, Paris

1850

Pen sketch of a fruit barrow with children and a seated woman beside a doorway in a street scene.

Children's Fruit Barrow

1880

Etching of Black Lion Wharf showing waterfront buildings, moored boats, and a seated bearded man in the foreground.

Black Lion Wharf

1850

Etching of a busy harbor with masted sailing ships, rowboats, and a cargo boat in the foreground beside a riverside wall.

The Little Rotherhithe

1860

Etched street view of an ornate baroque palace facade with sculpted figures, a carriage and pedestrians below.

Palaces, Brussels

1880

Etching of a dark arched doorway with a fan window, a bending figure in draped clothing at right, and reflective ground.

The Dyer

1880

Loose etched portrait of a woman with wavy hair, head tilted, hand raised to her chest, on cream paper.

Fumette's Bent Head

1850

Etched title page showing a seated man in a wide hat surrounded by a crowd of people, with French inscriptions above and belo

The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature' (Twelve Etchings after Nature), the "French Set"

1850

Etching of a nursemaid in a bonnet and a child seated in a grassy field, with cattle and trees in the distance.

Nursemaid and Child

1850

Etching of a fishing boat with a hanging sail and figures aboard, with a distant domed building on still water.

The Fishing Boat

1880

Etching of crossing ship rigging lines and masts over faint harbor structures, by James McNeill Whistler, 1860.

Shipping at Liverpool

1860

Brushing the Hair

1860

Etching of a man leaning in a rough timber shed doorway beside tall ladders and baskets, with figures visible in the dim back

The Lime-Burner

1850

Etching of a shipbuilder's yard with a tall mast, wooden scaffolding, a standing man, and distant masted ships on a river.

Shipbuilder's Yard, Liverpool

1870

Etching of a seated woman in a hooded shawl, drawn in loose, feathery lines on a pale background.

The Scotch Widow

1870

Etching of a loose crowd of men in hats and women in shawls, with quick hatched lines and sparse background figures.

Ratcliffe Highway

1860

Etching of a long wooden bridge over a river, with a church tower and trees on the right bank and water reflections below.

Little Putney Bridge

1870

Weary

1860

Etching of a bucking horse and rider in an open field with figures, a wooden shed, fence and distant horsemen.

The Bucking Horse, Wild West

1880

Etching of a seated woman in a long dress with hands in her lap, leaning against a dark wall, by Whistler.

The Letter (Maud, seated)

1870

Etching of a crowd of small figures on tiered stands beside a tall building, with draped bunting and loose hatched lines.

The Abbey Jubilee

1880

Etched portrait of a bearded man in three-quarter view with crosshatched shading and a handwritten dedication.

Auguste Delatre

1850

Etching of a seated woman reading an open book beside a doorway, with a slipper on the floor below.

The Slipper

1850

Etching of a village street with stone houses, tiled roofs, a cart and small figures near an arched doorway.

Liverdun. One of the Twelve Etchings from Nature

1850

Etching of a sleeping nude woman reclining on a bed with her head resting on her arm, sketched in loose lines.

Venus

1850

Lithograph of a woman in a ruffled gown reading a letter against a dark shaded background, by James McNeill Whistler.

The Toilet

1870

Pale sketch of a castle with a round tower and flagpole above a riverbank, with faint reflections in the water below.

Windsor (Memorial)

1880

Etching of moored sailing barges with dark sails on a river, trees and buildings along the far bank, and a rowboat in the for

Hurlingham

1870

Etching of a seated woman in a dark cap with folded hands resting on a table, set against heavy cross-hatched shadow.

La Rétameuse

1850

Etching of Venice lagoon with a domed church, gondolas, and sailing boats, with figures on a quay in the foreground.

Upright Venice

1880

Etching of moored steamboats with masts on a misty river, two people in a rowboat in the foreground.

Steamboats off the Tower

1870

Etching of sailing boats and masts on a river with riverside buildings, a church spire and smokestacks under a cloudy sky.

Battersea Reach

1860

Etching of sailing ships on a distant horizon with a flag rising in the foreground over calm water.

Dipping the Flag

1880

The Little Velvet Dress

1870

Etching of a lagoon with moored boats, masts and sails in loose hatched lines, with small sketches above.

Lagoon-Noon

1880

Etching of a woman with bent head and long hair falling forward, hand near face, against a pale sketchy ground.

Jo's Bent Head

1860

Etching of a tall ornate building facade with an arched doorway and small figures on the street below.

Gold House, Brussels

1880

Etching of a woman in a long dress and bonnet at a ship's railing, looking out over the sea with rigging and gulls.

An Illustration to <em>The Major's Daughter</em>

1860

Etching of a Brussels street with a bakery storefront, an archway, and figures including women and children.

Archway, Brussels

1880

Etching of fish women working at a long market counter with figures in the foreground and shuttered buildings behind.

Fish Women, Ostend

1880

Etching of a rural landscape with two grazing horses, farm buildings, trees, and a stormy sky.

Landscape with Horses

1850

Etching of a half-timbered manor house across an open lawn with small walking figures and bare trees at right.

Speke Hall

1870

Etching of a river harbor with sailing ships, rowboats in the foreground, and a town with smokestacks along the shore.

Tilbury

1880

Etching of a face partly veiled by dense, crossing diagonal hatch lines, with a signature in the lower right.

Jo

1860

Etching of a Brussels courtyard with tall buildings, a street lamp, and small figures walking and sitting at tables.

The Courtyard, Brussels

1880

Etching of a bearded man in a dark jacket playing a guitar, drawn with loose crosshatched lines on a pale ground.

The Guitar Player (M.W. Ridley)

1870

Etching of Old Westminster Bridge over the Thames, with Parliament's Gothic tower, moored boats and horses in the foreground.

Old Westminster Bridge

1850

Etching of a beach with figures, a lamp post, and small sailboats on a distant sea horizon.

The Beach, Ostend

1880

Etching of sailboats in a harbor with children and figures sketched on the shore in loose lines.

Children, Portsmouth

1880

Etching of a riverside town with a tall church tower, a rowing boat with figures, and mooring posts in the water.

Little Chelsea (Memorial)

1880