Whittling

1947

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: drypoint and etching in black on wove paper
Dimensions: plate: 18.42 × 20.32 cm (7 1/4 × 8 in.) sheet: 25.08 × 30.48 cm (9 7/8 × 12 in.)
Collection no.: 2015.19.1142
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Whittling — Leslie Cope. 1947.

Medium: drypoint and etching in black on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 18.42 × 20.32 cm (7 1/4 × 8 in.) sheet: 25.08 × 30.48 cm (9 7/8 × 12 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2015.19.1142. Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow, 1968).

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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