Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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M.0412
Draped figure at a railing

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1871/1873
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1905.130a-b
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 10 7/8 x 7 1/16" (277 x 180 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none
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Draped figure at a railing

Composition

A Nude, Freer Gallery of Art
A Nude, Freer Gallery of Art
Draped figure at a railing, Freer Gallery of Art
Draped figure at a railing, Freer Gallery of Art

A Nude [M.0413] may be a study for this drawing. There are several other drawings with variations of the pose, including r.: Draped Model; v.: Nude holding a parasol [M.0388] and A nude with her right arm resting along a rail [M.0414] ).

Last updated: 8th March 2021 by Margaret