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

 

M.1088
Note in flesh colour and red

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1885/1886
Collection: Whereabouts Unknown
Accession Number: none
Medium: pastel
Support: unknown
Size: unknown
Signature: unknown
Inscription: unknown

Note in flesh colour and red

Description

Kay described it as 'a nude woman, well planted on her feet, side view, with red cap against a reddish background'. The Saturday Review called it as 'one of the most complete of the figure sketches. In addition to decorative beauty of colour, the artist has sought to render a natural pose and the tone modelling of a young girl's figure.' 1

Notes:

1: Kay, Charles de, 'Whistler. The head of the Impressionists', Art Review, vol. 1, no. 1, 1886, pp. 1-3, at p. 2. Saturday Review, 22 May 1886.

Last updated: 21st February 2021 by Margaret