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James McNeill Whistler

The Sisters

1894/95
Transfer lithograph in black with scraping, on cream wove Japanese vellum
15 × 23.6 cm (5.9 × 9.3 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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