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

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Note en violet - La Lettre

Description

Note en violet – La Lettre was a figure subject, described by Fontainas as a woman on a sofa, 'la tête charmante qui s'appuie au coussins' (her charming head leaning on cushions) and her foot extended. 1 No extant pastel fits this description exactly, though it is likely it was similar to a nude study such as Nude model reclining [M.1606].

Notes:

1: Fontainas 1902 [more], at p. 243.

Last updated: 30th January 2021 by Margaret