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

Quiet Canal

James McNeill Whistler, 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

James McNeill Whistler, 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

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

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

Whistler's Butterfly

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

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

A man reclining on a bed

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Two figures

James McNeill Whistler, 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

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Portrait Sketch of Thomas Carlyle

James McNeill Whistler, 1870

Woodblock print of white and red-sailed boats on a river with reeds and distant rooftops under a blue sky.

江戸十二景仲洲之景

Utagawa Hiroshige

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

Enfant de Choeur de Cologne

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Woodblock triptych of swirling whirlpools and rocky islets with pines, distant mountains and small sailing boats on the sea.

Rapids at Naruto

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

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

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Woodblock print of a moonlit bay with islands, sailboats, pine trees and a winding shoreline under a full moon.

Panorama of the Eight Views of Kanasawa under a Full Moon

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

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

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors with a monstrous cat spirit and a white-haired figure in a patterned robe.

Näyttelijät Ichimura Uzaemon, Onoe Kikugoro III ja Sawamura Sojuro V näytelmässä Mukashigatari Okazaki no Nekoishi yo…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1847

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

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Woodblock print of a colorful pheasant with a long tail perched on a pine branch against a green-shaded hillside.

Pheasant and Pine-trees on Snowy Hillside

Utagawa Hiroshige

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

James McNeill Whistler, 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

James McNeill Whistler, 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

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

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

Pfalz

James McNeill Whistler, 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

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

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

Baden-Baden

James McNeill Whistler, 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

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

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

La Jeunesse a Coblentz

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

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

Sunset, in Red and Brown

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

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

Venice: Sunset on Harbour

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Greek Girl

James McNeill Whistler, 1860

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

Nelly

James McNeill Whistler, 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

James McNeill Whistler, 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

James McNeill Whistler, 1870

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

A group of figures on an esplanade

James McNeill Whistler, 1850