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

 

M.0377
r.: A study of a draped female figure; v.: Design

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1870/1873
Collection: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Accession Number: PD.63.1959
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 7 1/4-7 5/16 x 5-5 1/8" (184-186 x 128-130 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

r.: A study of a draped female figure; v.: Design

Composition

r.: A study of a draped female figure, Fitzwilliam Museum
r.: A study of a draped female figure, Fitzwilliam Museum
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, Draped female figure [M.0378] and The Dancing Girl [M.0379] are studies for a more elaborate figure composition, which was further developed in Sea Beach and Figures [M.0384] and Four women on a terrace by the sea [M.0385].

Frame

The frame bears the label 'Dowdeswell's / Publishers, Valuers of, and Dealers in / Works of Fine Art / 13, New Bond Street.'

Last updated: 26th February 2021 by Margaret