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

 

A Portrait: Maud

Technique


                    A Portrait: Maud, photograph, Pennell Collection, Library of Congress
A Portrait: Maud, photograph, Pennell Collection, Library of Congress

Judging from the photograph, it looks unfinished, with blurred outlines, and the dark paint of the gloves and bag has dripped over the dress. It also looks splashed and the canvas has been scratched and gouged.

Conservation History

Unknown.

Frame

Unknown.

Last updated: 13th December 2020 by Margaret