Composition
Harmony in Green and Amber: A Draped Study, The Hunterian
Modèle drapé, debout devant une balustrade, 1890/1894, The Hunterian
A dancing woman in a pink robe, 1888/1895, The Hunterian
In subject and technique this oil is closely related to some of Whistler's watercolours of dancing girls including A dancing woman in a pink robe [M.1212]. In composition it is also related to drawings such as Modèle drapé, debout devant une balustrade [M.1307] and lithographs including the Figure Study c113 of 1894.
Technique
Harmony in Green and Amber: A Draped Study, The Hunterian
It is painted very thinly, almost like watercolour, with the design just blocked in over the light grey primed canvas.
Conservation History
Unknown.
Frame
69.8 x 57.2 x 3.5 cm.
Last updated: 22nd October 2020 by Margaret
