Titles

Whistler's original title is not known. One title has been suggested:

• 'Draped Study' (1980, YMSM). 1

Description

Draped Study, photograph, Library of Congress

A study of a woman, in vertical format. She stands facing the viewer, her head slightly bent to left (her right). She wears a pale coloured shapeless robe, gathered at her neck. Her arms are on her hips, swathed in the material of the robe (it is not clear if it has sleeves). She wears a cap or scarf on her head. She stands in front of a curtain.

The photograph that is the sole record of this painting measures 20.3 x 13.9 mm (5 1/2 x 7"), which suggests the proportions of the original. The photograph is blurred and the nature of the support cannot be made out.

Sitter

Unknown.