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

 

Violet Note

Description

This was a pastel study of a woman wearing a minimal amount of drapery, perhaps a violet robe or scarf. The art critic of the Globe commented 'The little pastel drawings of nude and partially-draped female figures are of very unequal value … there is no suggestion of grace in that of a lady in bathing costume, "Violet Note".'

Last updated: 2nd April 2021 by Margaret