Two Sketches
James McNeill Whistler · 1878/79 · Art Institute of Chicago
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In contrast to lithographs made directly on lithographic stones, images for transfer are drawn in lithographic crayon on paper that is specifically coated to allow the drawings to be transferred to stones for professional printing. Whistler first tried the medium in 1878/79 and from 1887 onward used the transfer process almost exclusively to make his lithographs. Whistler’s printers, Thomas and Robert Way provided the specially prepared paper.
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Details
- Maker
- James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903
- Date
- 1878/79
- Medium
- Lithographic crayon and brush and tusche on coarse-grained transfer paper
- Dimensions
- 26.2 × 17.9 cm (10 3/8 × 7 1/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- United States
- Held by
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of the Crown Family in honor of James N. Wood
Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0
