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An image of Bibi Lalouette by James Abbott McNeill Whistler

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

(United States of America, England 1834–1903)

Title
Bibi Lalouette
Alternative title:
Bibi l'Alouette
Year
1859
Media category
Print
Materials used
etching
Edition
ii of 2 states
Dimensions

22.4 x 15.1cm platemark; 23.9 x 16.3cm sheet

Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r., [incised plate] "Whistler 1859".
Credit
Purchased 1898
Accession number
438
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (3)

Peter Raissis (Australia) (Author), Whistler to Freud: Etchings in Great Britain, Domain, 2001. cat.no. 94

Nicholas Draffin (Australia, b.1943, d.1995) (Curator), The bitten image: European etchings from the collection, Domain, 1980, 13. no catalogue numbers

Dennis Colsey (Australia) (Author), Hand and eye - a survey of artists materials and techniques: Art Gallery of New South Wales Travelling Art Exhibition 1970, Sydney, 1969, (illus.). cat.no. 33

Exhibition history (4)

Hand and eye - a survey of artists' materials and techniques: Art Gallery of New South Wales Travelling Art Exhibition 1970, Various venues, 1970–1970.

The Bitten Image: European etchings from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 19 Jul 1980–14 Sep 1980.

Victorian Childhood, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 08 Feb 1999–19 Mar 1999.

Whistler to Freud: etching in Great Britain, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 24 Aug 2001–11 Nov 2001.