Technique

It is on an unlined tabby linen canvas. The canvas was primed with a dark grey ground. Her rich reddish brown hair is painted freely with broad, bristly dryish brushstrokes. She is wearing black (a black high-necked dress and cap) but the colour is only partly, and very roughly, rubbed and brushed in, not reaching the bottom of the canvas. 1 The face is quite highly finished but the lower part of the canvas is clearly unfinished.

Conservation History

There are some fine drying cracks. The varnish is slightly uneven and yellowed. However, it is in good sound condition. 2

Frame

Whistlerian Flat frame, dating from the 1920s. 3 Size: 58.0 x 39.0 x 4.1 cm.