The open book

The open book

Item Information

Title:
The open book
Description:
A young woman with flowing hair, and wearing a dress with close-fitting waist, puffed sleeves, and a full skirt, is seated in a large armchair. She faces to the right, her right hand rests on her lap, and a book lies open on her knees. In the right lower corner "Whistler, 1861."
Artist:
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
Name on Item:
Whistler
Date:
1861
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Drypoints
Portrait prints
Cancellation proofs
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Lithographs, Etchings, and Drawings
Subjects:
Sitting
Extent:
1 print : drypoint ; plate mark 15 x 12 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3r076n17q
Terms of Use:
No Copyright - United States
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Kennedy: K. 84
Handwritten on item: The only impressions known are from the cancelled plate.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Notes (citation):
Kennedy, Edward G. (Edward Guthrie). "The etched work of Whistler ; compiled, arranged and described by Edward G. Kennedy, with an introduction by Royal Cortissoz." Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978, San Francisco.
Notes (object):
From an impression from the cancelled plate.
Identifier:
17_14_000198
Barcode:
36666000188744