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James McNeill Whistler — The Toilet

James McNeill Whistler

The Toilet

1878

An intimate domestic scene that demonstrates Whistler's interest in Japanese-influenced compositions and his skill at creating harmony between figure and decorative elements.

Medium
Lithotint in black, with scraping and incising, on a prepared half-tint ground, on cream wove paper
Dimensions

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James McNeill Whistler, The Toilet, 1878

An intimate domestic scene that demonstrates Whistler's interest in Japanese-influenced compositions and his skill at creating harmony between figure and decorative elements.

Medium
Lithotint in black, with scraping and incising, on a prepared half-tint ground, on cream wove paper
Dimensions
26 x 16.4 cm
Year
1878
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Intimate, Monochrome, Figure Study, Lithotint, Figure, American, Printmaking, Refined, Interior, Paper, Portrait, Elegant, Woman, Lithograph, Black and White

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art