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

 

r.: Elizabeth Dawson in profile; v.: A nude leaning against a rail

Composition


                    v.: A nude leaning against a rail, The Hunterian
v.: A nude leaning against a rail, The Hunterian

r.: Nude standing; v.: Designs for rosettes on Mrs Leyland's dress [M.0439], the drawing on the verso of r.: Elizabeth Dawson in profile; v.: A nude leaning against a rail [M.0440], Nude standing [M.0443] and r.: A nude with a parasol; v.: A nude leaning against a rail [M.0445] are among many studies or variations on this nude figure.

Technique


                    r.: Elizabeth Dawson in profile, The Hunterian
r.: Elizabeth Dawson in profile, The Hunterian

See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 440).

Last updated: 10th December 2020 by Margaret