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James McNeill Whistler

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Pencil sketch of a reclining figure on a wooden bed in a beamed interior with a hanging garment and a chest.

A la Ferme de Maladrie

1850

Pencil sketch of stacked Rhine river views with sailboats, tree-lined banks and distant towns, labeled Worms and Oppenheim.

The Rhine , near Worms and Oppeheim

1850

Pencil and pastel drawing of a canal at dusk with a bridge, tall buildings and a small boat under a warm orange sky.

Winter Evening

1880

Brown-toned charcoal drawing of a tall building with small windows beside a dark canal, soft tonal shading throughout.

Quiet Canal

1880

Pencil sketch of a girl in a long dress reclining on a couch, leaning over a book, with loose overlapping lines.

A girl reclining on a couch, reading

1850

Pencil sketch of a river with a sailing boat, a small rowboat with smoke, and distant shorelines under a pale sky.

Près de Mayence

1850

Pencil sketch of a stylized butterfly with hatched wing shading and curled antennae on tan paper.

Whistler's Butterfly

1880

Loose pencil sketch of a reclining man on a bed with draped fabric and angular furniture forms.

A man reclining on a bed

1850

Two figures

1850

Pencil sketch of a stone arched bridge over a river, with a figure on the bank and a carriage on the deck.

A Bridge

1850

Portrait Sketch of Thomas Carlyle

1870

Pencil sketch of a standing choirboy in a long vestment holding a candlestick, with a censer at his feet.

Enfant de Choeur de Cologne

1850

Pencil sketch of a shop doorway with shelves of jars, a shopkeeper inside and a standing woman at the right.

Marchand de Potirons a cologne

1850

Pencil sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat seated on a ledge, with a boat and figure sketched above and an easel at right.

A man seated on the edge of a wall

1850

Pencil sketch of three standing figures in period dress, one in a tall top hat, one in a bonnet, one in a wide hat.

Whistler with Friends

1850

Pencil sketch of a reclining figure on a bed beside a washstand, with a handwritten French inscription at upper right.

Attendant que le linge sèche! Cologne

1850

Pencil sketch of a woman cooking at a stone counter beneath a hearth, with pots and ladles hung on the walls.

Cuisine a Lutzelbourg

1850

Pencil sketch of a barber at work on a seated man, with a standing woman in long skirts viewed from behind at left.

Barbier à Mayence

1850

Pencil sketch of a castle on a hill above a river, with small buildings and trees along a flat shoreline.

Pfalz

1850

Pencil sketch of two river scenes with a sailing boat, a distant shoreline, and a church spire over calm water.

Two scenes on a river

1850

Pencil sketch of seated figures at a café table and standing men in top hats beneath an awning.

Baden-Baden

1850

Charcoal and pastel drawing of a nude woman in a red headscarf bending toward a vase of blue flowers on brown paper.

A Violet Note

1880

Pencil sketch of figures gathered by a table and carriage, with masts and rigging visible in the background.

La Jeunesse a Coblentz

1850

Brown-toned sketch of a waterfront town with boat masts and buildings under a faint red sunset sky.

Sunset, in Red and Brown

1880

Pastel drawing of a dark Venetian skyline with spires and a gondola under an orange and blue sunset sky.

Venice: Sunset on Harbour

1880

Greek Girl

1860

Graphite sketch on blue paper of a seated woman in a full skirt, resting her arms on a high-backed chair.

Nelly

1860

Brown-toned sketch of a canal with bare trees, boats, and lit buildings under a turquoise and rose evening sky.

Campo Sta. MartaWinter Evening

1880

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a standing woman in a fur coat and long dark skirt on brown paper.

The Ermine Coat

1870

Pencil sketch of figures in period dress walking an esplanade beside an ornate arched building facade.

A group of figures on an esplanade

1850

Pastel sketch of figures seated and standing on stone steps before a brick building with open doorways, on brown paper.

The Steps

1880

Sketch of an ornate church portal framed by stone columns, with a Latin inscription above and a small cat in the foreground.

San Giovanni Apostolo et Evangelistae

1880