The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 21, 2026

A vertically oriented lithograph depicts James McNeill Whistler, a man with light skin tone standing centrally and turned toward our left. He wears a black tailcoat over a white shirt, rendered in bold, flat blocks of color. He stands on a tan ground with a diagonal line at the bottom left, set against a solid black upper background. The name "James McNeill Whistler." is printed in black along the bottom margin.

Twelve Portraits: James McNeil Whistler

1899

William Nicholson

(British, 1872–1949)
Italy, 19th century
color lithograph
Sheet: 26.7 x 25 cm (10 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.); Image: 25 x 22.4 cm (9 13/16 x 8 13/16 in.)
Bequest of John Bonebrake 2014.230
Catalogue raisonné: Das graphische Werk 73.4
Location: Not on view
  • [Hatay-Stratton, Williamsburg, MA Mar. 6, 1984]
  • {{cite web|title=Twelve Portraits: James McNeil Whistler|url=false|author=William Nicholson|year=1899|access-date=21 April 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2014.230