The velvet dress

The velvet dress

Item Information

Title:
The velvet dress
Description:
A lady stands looking to the left, her left arm by her side. She wears a ruff, and her skirt falls in heavy folds, indicated by various strong lines. There is shading in the background. The butterfly, in outline, is at the left, below the middle of the plate.
Artist:
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
Date:
[1873]
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Drypoints
Portrait prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Lithographs, Etchings, and Drawings
Extent:
1 print : drypoint ; plate mark 24 x 16 cm
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Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Kennedy: K. 105
Notes (ownership):
Whittemore Collection
Notes (date):
Date supplied by cataloger.
This date is inferred.
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):
Third state of five.
Fine impression. Rare. Printed on Japan paper.
Five lines on the left extend below the butterfly; the short upright lines are carried around the cap, and the lines in the background are lengthened (E. G. Kennedy).
Identifier:
17_14_000206
W. 319 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666000188827