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

 

Study of Draped Figures

Study of Draped Figures probably dates from between 1864 and 1865.


                Study of Draped Figures, The Hunterian
Study of Draped Figures, The Hunterian

It is dated from its relationship to other figure compositions: Variations in Flesh Colour and Green: The Balcony [YMSM 056], on which Whistler was working between 1864 and 1870, and also to The Artist's Studio [YMSM 062] and Whistler in his Studio [YMSM 063], which date from 1865.

Study of Draped Figures is also related in subject matter and technique to the 'Six Projects', particularly Variations in Blue and Green [YMSM 084], which date from the late 1860s.

Last updated: 20th October 2020 by Margaret