Firelight (Joseph Pennell, No. 1) — James McNeill Whistler | DiscoverArt

James McNeill Whistler

Firelight (Joseph Pennell, No. 1)

1896

Transfer lithograph; only state (Chicago); printed in black ink on cream laid paper

16.7 × 14 cm (6.6 × 5.5 in)

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