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Bibi Valentin


James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Bibi Valentin, 1859, etching and drypoint on cream laid Japan paper, Gift of Henry Failing Cabell, public domain, 49.10

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Title

Bibi Valentin

Artist

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, active England and France, 1834-1903)

Date

1859

Medium

etching and drypoint on cream laid Japan paper

Edition

edition size unknown

State

2 of 2

Catalogue Raisonné

Glasgow 34

Dimensions (H x W x D)

plate: 6 in x 9 in; sheet: 7 3/4 in x 11 1/8 in

Inscriptions & Markings

numbered: 49.10, graphite [in another hand], bottom right

title: Bibi Valentin, graphite [in another hand], bottom left

signature: Whistler 1859, printed, lower left in image

Collection Area

Graphic Arts

Category

Prints

Object Type

intaglio print

Culture

American

Credit Line

Gift of Henry Failing Cabell

Accession Number

49.10

Copyright

public domain

Terms

children

drypoint

etching

Gifts from the Failing Family

intaglio printing

intaglio prints

Japanese paper

portraits

Description

Whistler created images of children throughout his career. The casual pose of the child and the lightly etched lines give this portrait a freshness and immediacy. Little is known of the sitter, who regards the artist with an alert and attentive expression.

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