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Caprice in Purple and Gold: The Golden Screen

James McNeill Whistler

1864 · Oil on panel · Freer Gallery of Art

Size4:3 ratio

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$79Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist: James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903)
Year: 1864
Medium: Oil on panel
Original size: 50.1 × 68.5 cm
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art
Movement: Tonalism

A young woman in a kimono, modelled by Joanna Hiffernan, sits on the floor looking at Japanese woodblock prints by Hiroshige, in front of a gold folding screen painted with a landscape. Whistler collected Japanese prints and porcelain in the 1860s, and this is one of a small group of pictures in which he set his model among them. It is in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington.

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 rich purple and gold interior for a living room, study or reading corner, framed in dark wood. It pairs well with Hiroshige prints and suits deep green, aubergine or warm white walls.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Tonalism painting
Era: 19th century (1864)
Orientation: Landscape
Palette: butter yellow
Mood: calm
Rooms: living room, study or library, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

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

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Caprice in Purple and Gold: The Golden Screen in the public domain?

Yes. James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Freer Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12, 24×18 and 32×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or dark wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Caprice in Purple and Gold: The Golden Screen painted, and in what medium?

Caprice in Purple and Gold: The Golden Screen dates from 1864 and was made in oil on panel; the original measures 50.1 × 68.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 32×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Caprice in Purple and Gold: The Golden Screen (James McNeill Whistler) — Caprice in Purple and Gold: The Golden Screen · James McNeill Whistler · 1864. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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Also available as

An exhibition poster

The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.

Exhibition poster

Caprice in Purple and Gold: The Golden Screen — Exhibition Poster

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