The Little Nude Model, Reading — James Abbott McNeill Whistler

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

The Little Nude Model, Reading

1889/1890

Dating
Date range
Held at
National Gallery of Art
Medium
lithograph in black with chine collé on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 16.7 × 17.9 cm (6 9/16 × 7 1/16 in.) sheet: 37.78 × 27.94 cm (14 7/8 × 11 in.)
Collection no.
1943.3.8689
Attribution
By the artist
Image rights
CC0 1.0License details

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Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

The Little Nude Model, Reading — James McNeill Whistler. 1889/1890.

Medium: lithograph in black with chine collé on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 16.7 × 17.9 cm (6 9/16 × 7 1/16 in.) sheet: 37.78 × 27.94 cm (14 7/8 × 11 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1943.3.8689. Rosenwald Collection.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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