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

 

M.1405
Sketch of 'Arrangement in Black and Gold: Comte Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1894
Collection: Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Accession Number: Pennell Collection, PWC 18/1523-5
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: cream laid paper, f.s.
Size: 8 7/8 x 5 3/8" (225 x 137 mm)
Signature: 'J McN Whistler' on letter
Inscription: letter from Whistler to D. C. Thomson

Sketch of 'Arrangement in Black and Gold: Comte Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac'

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Sketch of 'Arrangement in Black and Gold: Comte Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac', Library of Congress
Sketch of 'Arrangement in Black and Gold: Comte Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac', Library of Congress

Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac (1855-1921) : he posed for years for the oil, but not actually for this mini-drawing.

Last updated: 16th February 2021 by Margaret