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Confidence in the Garden

1894

James McNeill Whistler

(American, 1834–1903)
Culture
America
Medium
lithograph
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King 1923.40
Catalogue raisonné
Kennedy 653, Way 60
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Description

According to the artist's correspondence with the printerThomas Way, this image was initially called The Sisters,but Whistler decided to alter its title to Confidencesin the Garden. The lithograph shows his wife, BeatrixWhistler, and her sister, Ethel Birnie Philip, absorbedin conversation as they stroll through the Whistlers'lush, late-summer garden at 110 rue de Bac, Paris. The abbreviated suggestions of blossoms, climbing vines,and a grassy path are typical of the artist's late depictions of nature.
A vertically oriented lithograph depicts two women with light skin tones standing in a garden. Centered, a woman in a light-colored dress faces away from us toward another woman wearing a dark dress and hat. Sketchy lines define the surrounding foliage and flowers. In the background, a building wall features a drainage pipe. A lone chair sits in the lower right foreground.

Confidence in the Garden

1894

James McNeill Whistler

(American, 1834–1903)
America

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