The Little Blue Cap
James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)1893/95
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Materials & printing
Archival matte paper, 189 g/m² (10.3 mil), sourced from Japan, printed with multicolor water-based inkjet so every brushstroke stays crisp. Framed prints arrive ready to hang in a .75″ ayous-wood frame with an acrylite front. Sized to standard frames by cropping, never stretching — at most about 3% comes off one edge, which isn’t noticeable on most pieces, and we only offer a size when it stays that small.
Shipping & returns
Made to order and delivered in 5–8 business days (2–4 to print, 3–4 in transit). US shipping only for now. Because each print is made for your order, all sales are final — but if it arrives damaged or defective, send us a photo within 14 days and we’ll replace it free. Full policy.
Why is it this affordable?
A thin, flat margin on every piece — just enough to keep the store running. Most of what you pay is the print itself. We only sell sizes that reproduce at full quality, and we don’t mark up the large sizes the way most shops do.
Details
- Medium
- Watercolor and opaque watercolor over charcoal on brown wove paper
- Original size
- 27.8 × 18.2 cm (11 × 7 3/16 in.)
Museum record · 2 owners · 9 exhibitions
Provenance
- Estate of the artist, 1903; by descent to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958), the artist’s sister-in-law, 1903; sold to P.& D. Colnaghi, London, Nov. 20, 1956; sold to Mrs. Richard Warde, London, 1956; sold, Christie’s, London, Mar. 5, 1965, lot.
- 141A, to Agnew’s, for Dorothy Braude Edinburg, Brookline, MA.; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2012.
Exhibitions
- Paris, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, "Oeuvres de James McNeill Whistler," May–June 1905.
- Rotterdam, Aquarellen, Pastels, Teekeningen, Etsen, "Lithographien en een Schilderij door Whistler," Oct. 1906.
- London, P&D Colnaghi, "Old Master Drawings," May 10–June 14, 1956.
- London, Arts Council Gallery, "James McNeill Whistler," Sept. 1–24, 1960; also Knoedler and Company, New York, Nov. 2–30, 1960.
- Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, June 1964–August 1965.
- Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, "Whistler in New England Collections," Nov. 22, 1977–Feb. 5, 1978.
- Art Institute of Chicago, "Songs on Stone: James McNeil Whistler and the Art of Lithography," June 6–Aug. 30, 1998.
- Art Institute of Chicago, "The Broad Spectrum: Color on Paper, Past and Present," Sep.t 12–Oct. 31, 1999.
- Art Institute of Chicago, "Drawings in Dialogue: Old Master Through Modern, The Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection," June 3–July 30, 2006.
