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

 

Blue and Violet (No. 2)

Description


                    Blue and Violet (No. 2), Colby College Museum of Art
Blue and Violet (No. 2), Colby College Museum of Art

A young woman in a transparent gauze gown stands in front of a wall, facing the viewer. Her weight is on her right leg, and the left leg is slightly bent, the heel raised. Her right arm extends along a railing and her left is bent, the hand concealed by her body, and perhaps holding the railing.

Sitter

Not identified.

Last updated: 13th April 2021 by Margaret