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

 

M.0845
Sketch of 'Harmony in Grey and Green: Miss Cicely Alexander'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1881
Collection: Whereabouts Unknown
Accession Number: none
Medium: pen and ink
Support: probably paper
Size: 3 7/8 x 2 1/4" (98 x 57 mm)
Signature: r.: butterfly and 'J McN Whistler'
Inscription: none

Sketch of 'Harmony in Grey and Green: Miss Cicely Alexander'

Composition

Harmony in Grey and Green: Miss Cicely Alexander, Tate Britain
Harmony in Grey and Green: Miss Cicely Alexander, Tate Britain
Sketch of 'Harmony in Grey and Green: Miss Cicely Alexander', Society, 11 June 1881
Sketch of 'Harmony in Grey and Green: Miss Cicely Alexander', Society, 11 June 1881

This is a sketch or memory sketch of the oil, Harmony in Grey and Green: Miss Cicely Alexander [YMSM 129]. It shows the same composition but exaggerates the shadows on the wall at upper right.

Last updated: 13th February 2021 by Margaret