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James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Study in Lemon and Turquoise: The Japanese Dress, c. 1888-90, pencil, black chalk, and pastel (photo: Phil)
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19th-century American drawings at the DAC include The Faggot Carrier, an undated gouache by Edwin Austin Abbey (1852-1911); Study for the Cup of Love, 1887, charcoal and white chalk, by Study for the Cup of Love, 1887, in charcoal and white chalk by Elihu Vedder (1836-1923); three other studies for the same painting, and a nude study, ca. 1883, also by Vedder; and by James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), Study in Lemon and Turquoise: The Japanese Dress, ca. 1888-90, in pencil, chalk, and pastel, as well as Whistler's Harmony in Flesh Color and Pink (study for Lady Meux), ca. 1881-92, pen and ink, and Sketch for the Arrangement of the First Venice Set, ca. 1879-80, in graphite.
Drawings by American artists active from the later 19th century into the early decades of the 20th century include 14 pen and graphite drawings executed by Joseph Pennell (1860-1926) from the 1880s to 1920; seven Charles Mielatz (1864-1919) drawings dating from the 1880s to 1911; a Maurice Prendergast (1859-1924) watercolor and pastel titled Landscape, New England, ca. 1912-14; and three studies by John Singer Sargent (1856-1925): Study for an Angel, ca. 1916, charcoal; Study of Drapery, charcoal; and Studies of Hands, charcoal.
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