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

 

Lady in Grey

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                    Lady in Grey, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Lady in Grey, Metropolitan Museum of Art

The model has not been identified, despite suggestions that she was Olga Meyer (1871-1930) (who posed in Dieppe in 1885 for Arrangement in Pink, Red and Purple [YMSM 324]), or Millie Finch (fl. 1875-1885), or the women in Red and black [M.0934] and Note in pink and purple [M.0935]. It is difficult to judge either appearance or age from Whistler's portraits.

Last updated: 4th June 2021 by Margaret