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

 

Head of a Peasant Woman

It has been suggested that the Head of a Peasant Woman dates from between 1855 and 1858, when Whistler was a student in Paris. 1


                Head of a Peasant Woman, The Hunterian
Head of a Peasant Woman, The Hunterian

However, there is some doubt about the artist, and therefore about the date, except that it must date from before its first known exhibition in 1905.

Notes:

1: YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 21).

Last updated: 13th December 2020 by Margaret