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These etching needles in the collection form part of the holding of James McNeill Whistler's artist's materials. Their shape is unusual, with the spiral twist in the centre, and they seem to have ...

Image caption, Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 / Portrait of the Artist’s Mother, James Whistler, 1871, oil on canvas, Peter Barritt / Alamy Stock Photo Dark and mid-tones are used most in P ...