About this artwork
Together with his father (also named Thomas Way), T. R. Way oversaw the printing of most of Whistler’s lithographs, which often involved the direct participation of Whistler himself. The Ways were champions of lithography and sought to have it recognized as an art form, not just as an affordable means of reproducing images. Unlike etching and mezzotint, both of which are intaglio processes requiring the incision of a metal plate, lithographic printing relies more on chemistry and the basic principle that oil and water repel each other. As this example demonstrates, a lithograph can be characterized by a powdery or chalky surface texture. Whistler, together with Way, frequently used this quality to achieve expressive effects.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Thomas Robert Way
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Title
- Arrangement in Grey and Black: Portrait of the Artist's Mother, after Whistler
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Place
- England (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- Made 1892
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Medium
- Lithograph in black on ivory Japanese paper, laid down on off-white wove paper (chine collé)
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Dimensions
- Image: 15.1 × 16.8 cm (6 × 6 5/8 in.); Primary support: 18.9 × 20.9 cm (7 1/2 × 8 1/4 in.); Secondary support: 28.3 × 38.2 cm (11 3/16 × 15 1/16 in.)
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Credit Line
- Clarence Buckingham Collection
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Reference Number
- 1938.1845
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/29386/manifest.json
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