The rag gatherers

The rag gatherers

Item Information

Title:
The rag gatherers
Title (alt.):
The rag gatherers (Quartier Mouffetard)
Description:
In the far corner of a gloomy room, with rough flooring and ceiling of heavy beams--seen through an irregular doorway--are a small table and a bed, above which are a cupboard and shelves. High on a wall at the left of the doorway hang two empty bags. Without, at the left, are a pot and a basin, and at the right is a basket, which casts a shadow on the outer wall. On the wall, above the basket, "Whistler."
Artist:
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
Name on Item:
Whistler
Date:
1858
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Lithographs, Etchings, and Drawings
Subjects:
Rooms & spaces
Doors & doorways
Places:
France > Île-de-France (region) > Paris
Extent:
1 print : etching ; plate mark 16 x 9 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3r076k578
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title from materials accompanying item.
Kennedy: K. 23
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Notes (citation):
Kennedy, Edward G. (Edward Guthrie). "The etched work of Whistler ; compiled, arranged and described by Edward G. Kennedy, with an introduction by Royal Cortissoz." Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978, San Francisco.
Notes (object):
Fifth state of five.
Two figures are now in the background, a girl sitting up in bed, and a boy standing near her. Under "Whistler," at right, there is an indistinct date.
Identifier:
17_14_000014
W. 305 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666000188264