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

 

M.0349
r.: Standing nude holding a bowl; v.: Study for 'Variations in Blue and Green'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1868/1870
Collection: Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: 1943.3.3.8805
Medium: r.: pencil, chalk and pastel; v.: chalk
Support: brown wovepaper
Size: 9 1/8 x 4 3/8" (232 x 112-135 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

r.: Standing nude holding a bowl; v.: Study for 'Variations in Blue and Green'

Description

r.: Standing nude holding a bowl, National Gallery of Art, DC
r.: Standing nude holding a bowl, National Gallery of Art, DC

Recto: a standing nude woman, her head bent, turning to left, and holding a large shallow bowl.

v.: Study for 'Variations in Blue and Green', National Gallery of Art, DC
v.: Study for 'Variations in Blue and Green', National Gallery of Art, DC

Verso: A rough sketch pf two figures, one seated at left, facing right, and one standing at right bending to left.

Last updated: 7th March 2021 by Margaret