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

 

M.0484
r.: Nocturne: Battersea Bridge; v.: Standing Female Nude

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1872/1873
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1904.64a-c
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 7 1/8-7 3/16 x 11" (181-183 x 280 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

r.: Nocturne: Battersea Bridge; v.: Standing Female Nude

Site

r.: Nocturne: Battersea Bridge, Freer Gallery of Art
r.: Nocturne: Battersea Bridge, Freer Gallery of Art

Old Battersea Bridge over the River Thames in Chelsea, London.

Sitter

v.: Standing Female Nude, Freer Gallery of Art
v.: Standing Female Nude, Freer Gallery of Art

The nude could be a girl or young man, possibly Fusco (fl. 1870s) (also referred to as 'Fosco') who posed for Fusco [106].

Last updated: 8th March 2021 by Margaret