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James McNeill Whistler

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Female Figure, Seated

1870

Pencil sketch of several figures seen from behind, including a woman with upswept hair and men in hats, in a crowded setting.

Four Men Aboard a Boat

1850

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a standing woman in flowing drapery lifting cloth, on brown paper.

Draped Female Figure

1870

Black chalk and white heightened sketch of a standing woman holding a parasol on brown-grey paper.

Woman with Parasol

1870

Graphite sketch of a standing female nude holding drapery, with faint background lines of a vase and interior, on tan paper.

Venus (Standing Nude)

1860

Black and white chalk sketch on brown paper of a standing figure in a flowing robe, one arm extended toward a railing.

Draped Figure at a Railing

1860

Draped Figure Standing

1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of a tall cylindrical jar with floral and foliate patterns and arched panels.

Cylindrical jar

1870

Brown ink drawing of a square lidded canister with figures and floral patterns on its sides, by James McNeill Whistler.

Square Canister with Long Neck

1870

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat working at a sloped drawing board on toned paper.

Portrait of John Ross Key

1850

Brown chalk drawing of a crouching nude woman holding a potted plant beside a ceramic jar on a ledge.

Crouching Figure. Study for <em>The White Symphony: Three Girls</em>

1860

Sketch of a narrow Venetian street with hanging laundry, a bare tree, and a small figure on a brown ground.

A Street in Venice

1880

Pastel drawing of a Venetian palace corner above a canal with a gondola and a standing figure on the steps.

The Marble Palace

1880

Blue pastel drawing of Battersea Bridge at night, with a yellow moon, bridge pilings and a hazy city skyline.

Nocturne: Battersea Bridge

1870

Pastel drawing of a woman in a blue headscarf and pale dress holding a blue shawl, facing a pale sea with blue flowers.

Annabel Lee

1880

Pastel drawing of a standing woman in a blue striped robe beside a railing with morning glories, with boats in a harbor behin

Morning Glories

1870

Framed sketch of a red Venetian staircase with arches, a courtyard, a shuttered building and blossoms under a grey sky.

The Staircase: Note in Red

1880

Grey wash drawing of a hexagonal covered vase in front of a floral-patterned plate on a horizontal ground line.

Still life

1870

Etching of a Thames riverside with masted ships, rowing boats, dockworkers and a tower labeled Thames Police.

Thames Police

1850

Etching of a busy Venetian waterfront with pedestrians, moored sailing boats, a gondola, and palazzi along the canal.

The Riva

1880

Etching of a young girl with long hair seated in a wooden chair, head bowed, hands folded in her lap.

Annie, Seated

1850

Etching of a busy harbor with a man in a rowboat, moored barges, tall-masted ships, and waterfront warehouses.

The Pool

1850

Etching of a standing elderly woman in a bonnet and long dark cloak, with fine hatched lines and a signature at lower left.

La Mère Gérard

1850

Etching of a dim interior with a lamp on a round table, a reclining man at left, and a woman in dark dress at right.

The Music Room

1850

Etching of a long coastline with cliffs and water, surrounded by small sketched portrait heads and a faint shoreline outline.

Sketches on the Coast Survey Plate

1850

Reading by Lamplight

1850

Etching of a narrow village street with pale shuttered houses, a lone walking figure, and a dark hatched sky.

Street at Saverne

1850

Etching of a dim kitchen interior with a woman silhouetted at a window, plates on a rack, and a stone table.

The Kitchen

1850

Etching of two arched doorways on a canal with a figure in shadow and a gondola in the distance.

The Two Doorways

1880

Etching of a dark workshop interior with a glowing furnace opening and a small standing figure in the center.

Nocturne: Furnace

1880

Etching of a busy harbor with moored sailing boats, wooden pilings, and waterfront buildings, with figures on the quay.

Limehouse

1850

Etching of men seated at café tables under an awning, with wine bottles and place settings in the foreground.

Soupe à Trois Sous

1850