Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle
1872–1873 · Oil on canvas · Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow
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This print
About this work
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903)
- Year
- 1872–1873
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 171 × 143.5 cm
- Collection
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow
- Movement
- Tonalism
The Scottish historian Thomas Carlyle sits in profile in a long coat with his hat on his knee, against a grey wall hung with framed prints, in a pose deliberately close to Whistler's portrait of his mother. Carlyle, then in his late seventies, sat for it in Whistler's Chelsea studio in 1872–73. In 1891 the Corporation of Glasgow bought it, the first painting by Whistler to enter a public collection; it hangs in Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A sombre profile in grey and black for a study, library or hallway, framed in black. It pairs with Whistler's Mother as a set and suits a grey, ivory or deep green wall.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Tonalism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1872–1873)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- intimate
- Rooms
- hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
