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Soupe à trois sous | ||
Number: | 64 | |
Date: | 1859 | |
Medium: | etching | |
Size: | 152 x 228 mm | |
Signed: | 'Whistler. -' at upper right | |
Inscribed: | no | |
Set/Publication: | no | |
No. of States: | 1 | |
Known impressions: | 56 | |
Catalogues: | K.49; M.49; T.25; W.27 | |
Impressions taken from this plate (56) |
Soupe à trois sous dates from 1859. According to Thomas: 'While he was etching this (Paris, 1859), at twelve o'clock at night, a gend'arme came up to him and wanted to know what he was doing. Whistler gave him the plate upside down, but officialism could make nothing of it'. 1
1: Thomas 1874 (cat. no. 25).
Paris subjects of this date are mostly portraits, including Bibi Valentin
[34],
Bibi Lalouette
[33],
J. Becquet, Sculptor
[62],
Z. Astruc, Editor of 'L'Artiste'
[36],
C. L. Drouet, Sculptor
[35],
Fumette, Standing
[59],
Fumette's Bent Head
[58],
Finette
[61] and
Venus
[60], plus one cityscape, Isle de la Cité, Paris
[63].