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Firelight

Accession Number
1954/1.455

Title
Firelight

Artist(s)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1896

Medium & Support
transfer lithograph on wove paper

Dimensions
11 1/8 in x 8 5/8 in (28.2 cm x 21.9 cm);11 1/8 in x 8 5/8 in (28.2 cm x 21.9 cm);22 1/16 in x 18 1/8 in (56 cm x 46 cm)

Credit Line
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Subject matter
The portraits of Elizabeth Robins Pennell and her husband Joseph were drawn--one each time--during afternoon visits to the Pennell's house. The one of Elizabeth was in particular considered a success. Whistler's fascination with fire-lit subjects such as forges, furnaces, etc. is here extended to portraiture.

Physical Description
A woman seated in an armchair, facing towards the left, looks at the viewer. The background is dark but otherwise undescribed.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
chairs (furniture forms)
seated

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