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James McNeill Whistler — The Mother Gerard

James McNeill Whistler

The Mother Gerard

1858

An early masterwork of portraiture, this etching reveals Whistler's growing confidence in capturing human character through printmaking. The subject's weathered features are rendered with both technical skill and genuine empathy.

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