Provenance
Carmen Rossi, probably acquired from Whistler's studio, 1903 [MacDonald 1995; Stratis and Tedeschi 1998]. Sold, Drouot, Paris, November 25, 1903, lot 7, as "La Sieste." Sold, Drouot, Paris, May 27, 1924, lot 137, as "Sommeil." Sold by Marcel Guiot, Paris, to Walter S. Brewster (1872-1954), Chicago, June 25, 1924 [Macdonald 1995; stamp (Lugt 2651 a-b), mount, lower left, in blue]; given to the Art Institute, 1933.
Accession Number
14318
Medium
Lithographic crayon, with traces of scraping and stumping, on fine-grained transfer paper laid down on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Primary support: 16.1 × 24.5 cm (6 3/8 × 9 11/16 in.); Secondary support: 23.9 × 32.3 cm (9 7/16 × 12 3/4 in.)
Classification
drawings (visual works)
Credit Line
Gift of Walter S. Brewster
