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James Abbott McNeill Whistler

C.L. Drouet, Sculptor

Description

Maker

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Title

C.L. Drouet, Sculptor

Year

1859

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching, drypoint

Supports

Dimensions

Plate/Image: 22.7 x 15.2 cm (8 15/16 x 6 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Verso:in pencil in LL:817923In Plate--In bottom center:Drouet Sculpteur; in LR:Whistler 1859; in UR corner:Whistler Thortie Esopille

Marks: Partial Watermark: [can't make out letters, they're cut off]

Label: Accompanying label:Portrait of Drouet (Kennedy No. 55)/Original dry-point.Signed on the plate Whistler/1859./Drouet, a sculptor and life-long friend of Whistler, said/this plate was done in two sittings, one of two and a/half hours, the other of an hour and a half.The/etching is remarkable for the vigor and sweep of the/lines and for the strength of characterization.

Identification

State

3rd of 3

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Alfred and Mary Kosowski

Object Number

1990.113.11

Type

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Tombstone

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
C.L. Drouet, Sculptor, 1859
Etching and drypoint on medium weight cream handmade laid paper
Plate/Image: 22.7 x 15.2 cm (8 15/16 x 6 inches)
Gift of Alfred and Mary Kosowski 1990.113.11

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