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Bibi Valentin

Bibi Valentin

Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (worked in England), 1834 - 1903)

Date: 1859
Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions:
Framed: 22 13/16 x 16 13/16 x 1 5/8 in. (57.9 x 42.7 x 4.1 cm)
Credit Line:Gift, Edwin DeTurck Bechtel

Object number: 1945.9.1
The doe-eyed reclining sitter was the young child of Valentin, one of Whistler’s friends in Paris. The etching was created in 1859, when the artist created a series or portraits including 'Bibi Lalouette', 'C. L. Drouet, Sculptor', and 'Fumette Standing', among others.
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