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About this work

This quiet print shows a woman in profile, her face half-turned toward us. She wears a simple dress and a small hat. The artist used a greasy crayon on stone to make this print. The image feels soft, like a quick sketch you’d do on paper. Lithotint is rare. It mixes etching with a crayon wash. The result is a dreamy blur around her edges. You can almost feel the paper’s slight roughness under your finger. This looks like Whistler’s other portraits. Try his painting called “Symphony in White, No. 1” next.