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Man Playing Guitar (from Sketchbook)

James McNeill Whistler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketches of people on white paper. The largest sketch on the left shows a man crouching down wearing a hat. Below it, two people are looking down. On the right, a man wearing a hat and coat stands. A small sketch of a leg is below him. The bottom sketch depicts a man in a hat playing a guitar. All sketches are done in pencil. The bottom sketch is arched at the top. The sketches appear to be from a sketchbook. The man playing the guitar is the largest singular figure.

Artwork Details

Date
1854–55
Medium
Black ink on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
485 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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