Staircase panel

A dark rectangular panel in a deep brown-black curved frame shows a mottled field of brown, gold and copper metal leaf squares. A pale, slender flower on a thin stem with leaves rises from the lower right, while the lower edge is streaked with gold.

Artist

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

Date

1876

Medium

Oil paint and metal leaf on wood

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

2804 × 1966 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art