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

 

M.0445
r.: A nude with a parasol; v.: A nude leaning against a rail

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1872/1874
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46045
Medium: chalk
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 11 3/16 x 7 1/4" (284 x 185 mm)
Signature: v.: butterfly
Inscription: none

r.: A nude with a parasol; 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
Nude standing, private collection
Nude standing, private collection
r.: Nude standing, Private Collection
r.: Nude standing, Private Collection

The nude figures in r.: Nude standing; v.: Designs for rosettes on Mrs Leyland's dress [M.0439], Nude standing [M.0443] and r.: A nude with a parasol; v.: A nude leaning against a rail [M.0445] may be studies for an unrealised painting.

Technique

r.: A nude with a parasol, The Hunterian
r.: A nude with a parasol, The Hunterian

See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 445).

Last updated: 10th December 2020 by Margaret