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Description: | Royal (1) s. in plate; b.r. "Whistler"
(2) Inscr. in plate; b.l. "Imp. Delatre. Rue St. Jacques. 171." CRE WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) PRINT DELATRE, Auguste; Paris (French; 1822-1907) This subject was printed as part of the 'French Set' - "Douze eaux-fortes d'apres nature" (Twelve Etchings from Nature) published by Auguste Delatre in 1858. Whistler?s Paris etchings, made during the summer of 1858 demonstrate his developing interest in realist art. His sitters, found in the lowest echelons of society were ragpickers, tinkers, flower-sellers and dress-makers - all favourite subjects with naturalist painters at the time. Fumette, also known as Eloise, was a milliner in the Latin Quarter of Paris, and mistress to Whistler. Here she is depicted in a crouched pose, with a slightly mocking smile on her face and darting look in her eye. Whistler made two other etchings of this sitter "Fumette, Standing" (Kennedy 56) and "Fumette's Bent Head" (Kenndy 57). (See also GLAHA 46601).
The etching was presented to the University of Glasgow by Dr J. A. McCallum (1862-1948). | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | PORTRAIT : FRENCH SET : MILLINER : PARIS : ELOISE : WHISTLER CENTENARY : IAA : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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