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The Piano

A work made of drypoint and open bite in black ink on off-white laid paper.
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  • A work made of drypoint and open bite in black ink on off-white laid paper.

Date:

1875–1877

Artist:

James McNeill Whistler
American, 1834-1903

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Title

The Piano

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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1875–1877

Medium

Drypoint and open bite in black ink on off-white laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 23.4 × 15.8 cm (9 1/4 × 6 1/4 in.); Sheet: 32 × 20.2 cm (12 5/8 × 8 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1938.1913

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