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
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.
- Exhibitions
2010 More Than a Pretty Face: 150 Years of the Portrait Print Portland Art Museum
2017 The Etchings of Whistler and His Circle Portland Art Museum