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The Slipper | ||
Number: | 43 | |
Date: | 1859 | |
Medium: | etching and drypoint | |
Size: | 120 x 80 mm | |
Signed: | 'Whistler -' at lower right | |
Inscribed: | no | |
Set/Publication: | no | |
No. of States: | 2 | |
Known impressions: | 26 | |
Catalogues: | K.28; M.28; T.29; W.29 | |
Impressions taken from this plate (26) |
STATE
Two states are known.
State 1
Signed 'Whistler -' at lower right.
The woman's nose is straight, and the pillow on the right has a prominent zigzag pattern.
State 2
The face has been redrawn and the woman is looking more to her right, away from the viewer; drypoint shading is added on the face, which is lit more strongly from upper right; her nose is retroussé; her hair falls lower over the forehead and spreads in curls over the pillow; she has a dark frilly trim on her collar or sleeve; the folds are extended at upper right on the curtain; the pillow on the right is enlarged, and is white; the pillow behind her head is darkened; a small area with shaded patches is on the lower right side of the bed.