Firelight (Mrs. Joseph Pennell) — James McNeill Whistler | DiscoverArt

James McNeill Whistler

Firelight (Mrs. Joseph Pennell)

1896

Transfer lithograph; only state (Chicago); printed in black ink on medium weight cream Japanese paper

30.8 × 22.9 cm (12.1 × 9 in)

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