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

 

M.0389
r.: Draped figure standing; v.: Study of draped woman

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1870/1873
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1905.136a-c
Medium: r.: chalk and pastel; v.: chalk
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 11 x 7 1/16" (279 x 178 mm)
Signature: r.: butterfly
Inscription: none

r.: Draped figure standing; v.: Study of draped woman

Composition

r.: Draped figure standing, Freer Gallery of Art
r.: Draped figure standing, Freer Gallery of Art
r.: Draped Model, Fitzwilliam Museum
r.: Draped Model, Fitzwilliam Museum

There are several variations on the pose of a model seen from the back, including the recto of r.: Draped Model; v.: Nude holding a parasol [M.0388].

Last updated: 9th March 2021 by Margaret