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

 

M.0343
r.: A composition - draped figures on a terrace; v.: Studies for 'Variations in Blue and Green'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1868/1869
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46017
Medium: crayon
Support: off-white laid paper, watermark 'DEDB'
Size: 8 3/4 x 13 3/4" (222 x 349 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: 'Draped figures on a terrace / By J. McNeill Whistler' in Harold Wright's hand

r.: A composition - draped figures on a terrace; v.: Studies for 'Variations in Blue and Green'

Description

r.: A composition - draped figures on a terrace, The Hunterian
r.: A composition - draped figures on a terrace, The Hunterian

Several draped female figures stand in graceful attitudes leaning on a balcony or terrace over the sea.

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret