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Description
There was a figure composition on the verso, described as 'a sketch for a very elaborate composition. A figure descends a flight of stairs to greet another figure sitting at the bottom. On a raised seat in the background are three other figures very classic in feeling.' 1
Sitter
The nude model has not been identified.
Notes:
1: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the late James McNeill Whistler, First President of The International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, New Gallery, Regent Street, London, 1905 (cat. no. 166).
Last updated: 8th March 2021 by Margaret
