The Violin Player

James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903)

c. 1890–94

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
Unframed: 79 x 53.3 cm (31 1/8 x 21 in.)
Culture
United States
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art, American Painting and Sculpture
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Howard P. Eells in memory of her husband Howard Parmelee Eells
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

View at the Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

According to one study, playing the violin burns approximately 170 calories an hour, on average.