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

 

M.0327
Draped figure seated, holding a fan

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1865/1868
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46014
Medium: crayon
Support: off-white laid paper with watermark 'DEDB'
Size: 13 3/4 x 8 3/4" (349 x 223 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: Whistler.- Draped figure, seated, holding fan (?Jo?).' possibly by Harold Wright

Draped figure seated, holding a fan

Composition

Draped figure seated, holding a fan, The Hunterian
Draped figure seated, holding a fan, The Hunterian

It is possible that it is a study related to Symphony in White, No. 3 [YMSM 061] or Whistler in his Studio [YMSM 063]. However it is more likely that it marks the shift in Whistler's work towards the semi-classical subjects known as the 'Six Projects'.

Technique

See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 327).

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret