C.L. Drouet, Sculptor
Date1859
Artist
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
(American painter and printmaker, 1834–1903)
MediumDrypoint
Dimensionsplate: 8 15/16 × 5 15/16 in. (22.7 × 15.1 cm)
sheet: 12 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (31.1 × 23.5 cm)
sheet: 12 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (31.1 × 23.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Charles Lee Reese, 1940
Object number1940-11.427
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextOne of Whistler's many colleagues in the Paris art world, sculptor Charles Drouet (1863–1908) presents a mixture of wisdom and defiance in his deep-set eyes and confident stance. Whistler noted that this portrait took two sittings over a total of five hours.
