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

 

Arrangement in Violet and Pink: Mrs Walter Sickert

Technique

An art critic commented: 'The figure is beautifully drawn ... The dark violet dress ... against a pink curtain, and relieved by the red of a pretty hat and handkerchief is a masterly piece of painting' but added that the painting was 'barely completed.' 1

Conservation History

The portrait was probably destroyed.

Frame

Unknown.

Notes:

1: Sunday Times, London, 17 April 1887.

Last updated: 12th November 2020 by Margaret