id:			113948
accession number:	1933.222.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1933.222.a
updated:		2025-02-09 00:06:09.913000

Japanese Woman Painting a Fan (recto), c. 1872. James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903). Black chalk and pastel; sheet: 27.9 x 17.6 cm (11 x 6 15/16 in.); secondary support: 38.5 x 28.9 cm (15 3/16 x 11 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection 1933.222.a

title:				Japanese Woman Painting a Fan (recto)
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series:				
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creation date:			c. 1872
creation date earliest:		1867
creation date latest:		1877
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection
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culture:	America
technique:	black chalk and pastel
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - American 19th Century
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 27.9 x 17.6 cm (11 x 6 15/16 in.); Secondary Support: 38.5 x 28.9 cm (15 3/16 x 11 3/8 in.)
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	description:	brown paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed, center, in black chalk and pastel: [artist's monogram]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		American Drawings from the Permanent Collection
	opening date:   1998-04-19T00:00:00
	<i>American Drawings from the Permanent Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).

	title:		Pure Color: Pastels from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2016-11-19T05:00:00
	<i>Pure Color: Pastels from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 19, 2016-March 19, 2017).

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web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1933.222.a/1933.222.a_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1933.222.a/1933.222.a_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1933.222.a/1933.222.a_full.tif