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

 

Draped female figure

Composition


                    Draped female figure, Freer Gallery of Art
Draped female figure, Freer Gallery of Art

                    Sea Beach and Figures,  Fitzwilliam Museum
Sea Beach and Figures, Fitzwilliam Museum

                    Four women on a terrace by the sea, The Hunterian
Four women on a terrace by the sea, The Hunterian

The drawing on the verso of Japanese lady decorating a fan [M.0460], and several other drawings: r.: A study of a draped female figure; v.: Design [M.0377], Draped female figure [M.0378] and The Dancing Girl [M.0379] are studies for the figure at left in a projected figure composition, which was further developed in Sea Beach and Figures [M.0384] and Four women on a terrace by the sea [M.0385].

Last updated: 23rd February 2021 by Margaret