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James McNeill Whistler

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Etching of a Paris street with a newspaper stall, standing figures, women in a doorway and dogs on the pavement.

Newspaper-Stall, Rue de Seine

1893

Etching of a shop front with figures in a lit window and two seated women in the foreground.

Melon-Shop, Hounsditch

1887

Etching of a Venetian waterfront with a tall mast, figures on a quay, old balconied buildings and distant sailing ships.

The Little Mast

1879/80

Grey lithograph sketch of a seated mother in a bonnet holding a small child close in a loosely drawn interior.

Mother and Child, No. 1

1891, printed 1895

Reading by Lamplight

1859

Etching of a canal in Amsterdam with a church spire, townhouses, a bridge, and reflections in the water.

Church, Amsterdam

1889

Etching of Amsterdam canal houses with figures on steps and a moored boat in the foreground.

Jews' Quarter, Amsterdam

1889

Etching of a seated woman under a fringed parasol in tall grass, with a basket beside her and buildings on the horizon.

En Plein Soleil

1858

Etching of a stemmed wine glass on a draped cloth against a dark hatched background.

The Wine Glass

1858

Etching of Charing Cross Bridge with a bare tree in the foreground, figures on the riverbank, and smokestacks beyond the wate

Charing Cross Bridge

1887/88

Etching of a narrow alley with hanging cloth, a seated woman at a table and a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat.

The rag gatherers

1858

Etching of a courtyard with a stone archway, doorway, shuttered window, seated figure and laundry hung across the upper secti

Courtyard, Rue P. L. Courier, Tours

1888

Etching of an older woman in a bonnet and shawl standing beside a young girl against a dark hatched background.

Bohemians

1901

Small etched portrait of a seated young child with shoulder-length hair and a white collar, on a wide cream sheet.

Little Arthur

1857/58

Etching of men seated at café tables under an awning, with wine bottles and glasses, by James McNeill Whistler.

Soupe à trois sous (Soup for three sous)

1859

Etching of an ornate building facade with a carved pediment, dark doorway with steps, and small pedestrians in the street.

House of the Swan, Brussels

1887

Etching of a narrow street with a sign reading Entrance to the Exhibition Clothes Exchange and women in long dresses.

Fleur-de-lys Passage

1887

Etching of a seated elderly woman in a headscarf beside a dark room with shelves of jars and bowls.

The French set. La vieille aux Loques (The old rag-picker)

1858

Etching of a shadowed stone doorway with a standing figure, a figure at an upper left doorway, and loose hatched lines.

Doorway, Stables - Loches

1888

Etching of a narrow street with old houses, dormer windows, a cathedral tower behind, and small figures in the distance.

Under the Cathedral, Blois

1888

Light etching of a beach with small figures, a lighthouse, and masted ships on the horizon by Whistler.

Dieppe

1885

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a seated man with long hair and a draped cloak, head bowed in quiet pose.

H.C. Pollitt

1896

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, face turned to the side, on brown paper.

Self-Portrait

1860

Pastel drawing of a standing woman in pink robes with an orange sash, head bowed, beside purple irises on brown paper.

The Purple Iris

1870

Pencil sketch of an arched doorway opening onto a shop interior with stairs, a vase, shelves of jugs, and a counter.

La Marchande de Moutarde

1850

Pastel drawing of a standing woman in a blue dress and coat with red hair against a blue and tan background.

The Blue Girl

1870

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a bonnet at a table, with a loosely drawn second figure beside her on the right.

Couple seated at a table

1850

Pencil sketch of a crowd with soldiers, women in bonnets and children in an open street scene.

Succes d'Ernesti a Cologne

1850

Pencil sketch of promenade figures including a man in a top hat at a café table and two men in coats in the foreground.

Entré sur la Grande Promenade à Baden

1850

Pencil sketch of three figures in bonnets and hats gathered in conversation, drawn in loose, quick strokes.

Group Conversing

1850

Pencil sketch of a stone fountain with two hooded figures standing beside it and loose shadows on the ground.

Figures by a fountain

1850

Pencil sketch of two standing figures, a man in a cap and cloak and a woman in a long dress, with figures behind them.

Deux Artistes Célèbres de Paris

1850

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

Pastel drawing of a standing woman in a purple cap and flowing gown leaning on a yellow rail, on brown paper.

The Purple Cap

1880

Pencil sketch of promenaders in cloaks beside an ornate lamp post and colonnade, with a hillside town beyond.

Promenade à Baden

1850

Pastel and chalk study of a standing woman in a pink gown on brown paper, with a small hair sketch at right.

Study

1870

Loose charcoal sketch of a crowded gambling salon with figures gathered around a central table.

Gambling Salon at Baden-Baden

1850

Pencil sketch of figures in period dress strolling a seaside promenade beneath chalk cliffs, with a man in a top hat in front

Les Côtes à Dieppe

1850

Pencil sketch of a group of figures in close arrangement, a woman in front and men behind, one reaching forward.

Group of travelers

1850

Charcoal and chalk drawing of dark moored gondolas and masts under a hazy blue-grey night sky with a small light.

Nocturne: San Giorgio

1880

Pencil sketch of a woman handing laundry to a figure at left, with a dog and basin on the floor, captioned Blanchissage a Col

Blanchissage a Cologne

1850

A two-sided drawing of Fumette and Dancing Clowns

1850

Pencil sketch of a standing man, a woman in a headscarf, and a seated figure in a wide hat beneath a sloping roof beam.

An Artist Sketching

1850

Group of four men

1850

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a long dress, hand raised near her face, drawn with loose quick lines on pale paper.

Seated woman, smoking

1850

Pencil sketch of a kitchen interior with a woman standing by an arched window, a wooden table, and a pitcher.

A Kitchen at Lutzelbourg

1850

Profile sketch of an old woman standing

1850

Pencil sketch of three standing figures in bonnets and cloaks, drawn in loose overlapping lines on pale paper.

Group of three standing figures

1850

Pencil sketch of a man asleep sprawled across a pile of luggage, legs stretched out, with loose hatched shading.

A man asleep on a pile of luggage

1850

Pencil sketch on grey paper of a seated woman in a hooded shawl leaning over a stone ledge, seen from behind.

Annie

1850

Ink drawing of a lidded ginger jar with pale blossom branches on a dark wash, with a small motif sketch beside it.

Oviform Ginger Jar with Bell-shaped cover

1870

Pencil portrait of a young person with curled hair and a white collar, looking toward the viewer, on pale paper.

Portrait of Whistler

1840

Pencil sketch of a river landscape with trees, a small spired building and distant hills on a wooden panel.

River Landscape

1860

Sketch of a Venetian lagoon with a distant skyline, a red-sailed boat at right, and mooring posts in blue water.

Blue and SilverThe Islands, Venice

1880

Watercolor drawing of a lidded blue and white vase with figures and floral designs, with a small motif sketch beside it.

Vase with slightly bulging body

1870

Pastel drawing of a Venetian skyline at dawn, dark rooftops silhouetted against pink and yellow sky with reflections on water

Venice: Sunrise on the Rialto (recto) and a Venetian Scene (verso)

1880

Pencil sketch of a café terrace under an arched trellis with seated patrons, a waiter, and a woman in a shawl in the foregrou

Brasserie à Mayence

1850

Charcoal and chalk sketch of Venice's skyline across a lagoon at dusk, with a sailboat and gondola in the water.

Venice

1880

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a buttoned coat beside a glass, with handwritten notes above.

Chez George Sauer a Lion Rouge

1850

Grey ink drawing of a cylindrical vase with blossom pattern on a pale sheet, with a small fragment beside it.

Cylindrical vase with thick neck

1870

Pencil sketch of a narrow street with gabled houses, a hanging sign, and pedestrians on the cobbles.

A Street Scene

1850

Pencil sketch of a group of men in hats and long coats gathered around a brazier at the center.

A Group of Figures around a Brazier

1850

Pencil sketch of three men in coats and caps beside a pile of luggage and trunks, with a faint river horizon behind.

Le Rhin

1850

Brown ink drawing of a square canister with flared neck, decorated with robed figures and foliage on its panels.

Square canister with expanding neck

1870

Adieu mes enfants! Il est l'heure

1850