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ID number: BIRBI-39.12 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) Title / Object name: La vieille aux loques (The Old Rag-Picker) Object type: Print Culture: British Date made: 1858 Materials: Etching Measurements: 206 x 146 mm Provenance: Purchased from Messrs. P. & D. Colnaghi, 1939, for £12. |
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An old woman sits in a doorway absorbed in sorting rags. Although the rag picker is shown as poor and frail, her focus and disengagement from the viewer creates a calm and contemplative image. The framing device of the doorway ensures a sense of separation and self-containment. This was one of a group of twelve works that Whistler published as Twelve Etchings after Nature. The images reflected the contemporary trend in French art to focus on ordinary people. Notes: Third state. |
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