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

 

M.0852
Harmony in Flesh Colour and Pink

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1881/1882
Collection: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown
Accession Number: 1937.D1.94
Medium: pen and brown ink
Support: cream laid paper
Size: 6 7/8 x 4 3/8" (176 x 111 mm)
Signature: two butterflies
Inscription: 'Harmony in Flesh Color & Pink -'

Harmony in Flesh Colour and Pink

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Harmony in Flesh Colour and Pink, Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
Harmony in Flesh Colour and Pink, Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University

Valerie Susan Meux (née Langdon) (1847-1910) certainly posed for her portrait, but probably not for this drawing.

Last updated: 29th April 2021 by Margaret