Accession Number
1954/1.466

Title
The Shoemaker

Artist(s)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1896

Medium & Support
lithograph on wove paper

Dimensions
10 3/16 in x 13 1/4 in (25.9 cm x 33.6 cm);10 3/16 in x 13 1/4 in (25.9 cm x 33.6 cm);18 1/8 in x 22 1/16 in (46 cm x 56 cm)

Credit Line
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Subject matter
Whistler's work in lithography dropped off sharply after Beatrix's death; this work was probably drawn shortly after the rupture with Thomas Way and his son. The lifetime impressions were printed by Lemercier in Paris; Rosalind Birnie Philip authorized a posthumous printing by Frederick Goulding in 1904.

Physical Description
A man with a moustache and in a cap is sesated before a work bench. He is seen facing towards the right; behind him to the left is a stsanding woman in an apron, resting her chin on her right hand as she leans against a low wall dividing the room she shares with the man. Behind both figures is what appears to be a domestic interior with counter, bowls, etc.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
interiors
seated
shoes
standing
table