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James McNeill Whistler

Mother and Daughter (La Mère Malade)

1897
Transfer lithograph with stumping; only state (Chicago); printed in black ink on fine cream Japan paper
18.7 × 15.8 cm (7.4 × 6.2 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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