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Symphony in White No. 2, The Little White Girl1922
1922
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Clifford James (active 1900-1930)
After James Abbott NcNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Symphony in White No. 2, The Little White Girl
Color mezzotint, 1922
Signed in pencil by James (see photo)
Published by James Connell and Sons in 1922 (see photo of their stamp)
Edition: 250
The sitter (model) is Joanna Hifferman, Whistler's lover
The Whistler painting is in the collection of The Tate, London.
"Symphony in White, No. 2, also known as The Little White Girl is a painting by James Abbott McNeill Whistler. The work shows a woman in three-quarter figure standing by a fireplace with a mirror over it. She is holding a fan in her hand, and wearing a white dress. The model is Joanna Hiffernan, the artist's mistress. Though the painting was originally called The Little White Girl, Whistler later started calling it Symphony in White, No. 2. By referring to his work in such abstract terms, he intended to emphasize his "art for art's sake" philosophy. In this painting, Heffernan wears a ring on her ring finger, even though the two were not married. By this religious imagery, Whistler emphasizes the aesthetic philosophy behind his work.
Whistler created the painting in the winter of 1864, and it was displayed at the Royal Academy the next year. The original frame carried a poem written by Whistler's friend Algernon Charles Swinburne – titled "Before the Mirror" – written on sheets of golden paper. The poem was inspired by the painting, a form known as ekphrastic poetry, and to Whistler this demonstrated that the visual arts need not be subservient to literature. Though there are few clues to the meaning and symbolism of the painting, critics have found allusions to the work of Ingres, as well as oriental elements typical of the popular Japonisme."
Courtesy Wikipedia
Regarding Clifford James, British Museum states:
"Mezzotint artist - printmaker who created works based on other artists' work - portraits (after Reynolds, Hoppner and others) and other works (after Bellini, de Hooch, Van Dyck, Lawrence, etc.) declared to the PSA and published by J. Connell and Sons (1910-15). Lived in Weston-Super-Mare."
- Creation Year:1922
- Dimensions:Height: 19.25 in (48.9 cm)Width: 12.38 in (31.45 cm)
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- Movement & Style:
- After:James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903, American)
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Fairlawn, OH
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