The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 15, 2026

A vertically oriented print in grainy black ink depicts two women with light skin tones in an interior. In the center, a woman in a dark dress sits on a chair at a piano facing our right. Behind her, another woman looks toward a music stand. Dense, rough hatching creates heavy shadows throughout. In the background, sketchy outlines of wall frames and furniture emerge from the grainy texture.

The Duet

1894

James McNeill Whistler

(American, 1834–1903)
America
lithograph
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King 1924.11
Catalogue raisonné: Way 64
Location: Not on view
  • Catalogue of an exhibition of the art of lithography: commemorating the sesquicentennial of its invention, 1798-1948. [Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, November 11, 1948-January 2, 1949. Mentioned: p. 71; Reproduced: XXXVI archive.org
  • Drawings, Etchings and Lithographs by Whistler: Gifts of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 18-March 11, 1924).
    Etchings and Lithographs by Whistler: Gifts and Loans of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-April 2, 1923).
  • {{cite web|title=The Duet|url=false|author=James McNeill Whistler|year=1894|access-date=15 April 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1924.11