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Nude Model, Reclining

A work made of transfer lithograph in black, with stumping, on ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of transfer lithograph in black, with stumping, on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1893

Artist:

James McNeill Whistler
American, 1834-1903

About this artwork

By the 1890s, Whistler had tired of the conservative art world of London and had moved to Paris, where he rented an elegant studio. He became preoccupied with capturing the essence of the female form in various states, dancing, posing, sleeping, nude, or draped in translucent fabrics. In Nude Model, Reclining, Whistler used the medium of transfer lithography to convey the immediacy of an informal studio session. During Whistler’s lifetime, this artfully composed image of a sinuous model posing on a rectangular sofa proved to be among his most popular lithographs.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Title

Nude Model, Reclining

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1893

Medium

Transfer lithograph in black, with stumping, on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 11.5 × 21.4 cm (4 9/16 × 8 7/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 36.6 cm (9 11/16 × 14 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Crown Family in honor of James N. Wood

Reference Number

2004.598

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