Annie Seated (K 30 II)

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Annie Seated (K 30 II)

Artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Date1859

Dimensions5 1/8 × 3 13/16 in. (13 × 9.7 cm)

Mediumetching

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineGift of David Keppel in memory of his father, Frederick Keppel

Object number

1914.124

Not on View

Label TextThis was one of the first prints that Whistler produced after his return from his trip to Germany and France and the execution of his “French Set” of etchings in 1858. While he was recuperating from a bout of ill health in the home of his stepsister and brother-in law, artist Seymour Haden, Whistler took advantage of the presence of his young nieces and nephews, using them as models in domestic genre scenes. The style of this etching recalls the portrait work of Rembrandt. The Dutch master often concentrated on the face of his subjects while only suggesting the body.Exhibition HistoryTMA, Whistler: Influences, Friends, and the Not-So-Friendly, Feb. 26 - May 30, 2010.

Toledo Museum of Art, Prints and Authors from the Time of Manet, September 13, 2012-January 13, 2013.