Portrait of James McNeill Whistler

Paul César Helleu1897

Details

Title: Portrait of James McNeill Whistler
Creator: Paul César Helleu
Date Created: 1897
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in pencil, lower left: “Helleu”
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), 1937
Materials & Techniques: Drypoint on blue laid paper. Watermark: Two rows of undeciphered letters
Keywords: artist portraits, male portraits, portraits, printmaker portraits
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: Edition of 28 proofs, of which 24 were for sale; the plate was destroyed
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 350 mm x 261 mm (13.78 in. x 10.28 in.).
Bibliography: Gallatin (1913) 54; Gallatin (1918) 125; Montesquieu 1913
Associated People: Created by Paul César Helleu (French, 1859-1927)
Accession Number: 1937.D1.86

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