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Confidence in the Garden

James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903), 1894.

Confidence in the Garden
Confidence in the Garden — Cleveland Museum of Art

Using it on a cover

The print file prints up to 7.7 x 11.3 in at 300 ppi — enough for a full 6 x 9 in front cover. Wider than a 6 x 9 cover: crop about 2% of the width, or use it as a wraparound across back and spine.

About the work

According to the artist's correspondence with the printerThomas Way, this image was initially called The Sisters,but Whistler decided to alter its title to Confidencesin the Garden. The lithograph shows his wife, BeatrixWhistler, and her sister, Ethel Birnie Philip, absorbedin conversation as they stroll through the Whistlers'lush, late-summer garden at 110 rue de Bac, Paris. The abbreviated suggestions of blossoms, climbing vines,and a grassy path are typical of the artist's late depictions of nature.

More garden art

Diptych with the Passion of Christ (right wing): Crowning with Thorns and Agony on the Garden Diptych with the Passion of Christ (right wing)… Unknown artistc. 1400 The Garden of the Rousseau Family The Garden of the Rousseau Family James Ensor (Belgian, 1860–1949)1885 Under the Trees (from "The Public Gardens") Under the Trees (from "The Public Gardens") Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940)1894 Ravana addresses Sita in the garden of Lanka, from Chapters 53 and 54 of the Aranya Kanda (Book of the Forest) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey) Ravana addresses Sita in the garden of Lanka… Unknown artistc. 1725 Garden for Solitary Enjoyment Garden for Solitary Enjoyment Qiu Ying (Chinese, 1494–1552)1515–52 Oath of the Peach Garden, from Romance of the Three Kingdoms Oath of the Peach Garden, from Romance of the… Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811)c. 1780 Women bathing before an architectural panorama Women bathing before an architectural panorama Fayzullah (Indian, active c. 1730–1765)c. 1765 Girls Spraying Each Other at Holi Girls Spraying Each Other at Holi Unknown artistc. 1640–50

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