Technique
The Widow, private collection
It was painted with fairly thin paint on a coarse canvas. The liquid brushwork on the beautiful face is comparable to that seen in works after 1895, and around the turn of the century, such as Rose and Gold: The Little Lady Sophie of Soho [YMSM 504]. The unfinished, scrubbed-in white paint of the collar is closer to late works. The oval format and dark green background are common to a number of Whistler's portraits between 1896 and 1902 (see A Paris Model [YMSM 458]).
Conservation History
Unknown.
Frame
Unknown.
Last updated: 3rd January 2021 by Margaret
