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

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M.0393
Woman with parasol

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1870/1873
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1905.138a-b
Medium: chalk
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 7 3/16 x 5-5 1/8" (183 x 128-130 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Woman with parasol

Composition

Woman with parasol, Freer Gallery of Art
Woman with parasol, Freer Gallery of Art

It was known in 1904 as 'La Japonaise' or 'Japanese Parasol'. It may have been one of several studies of wind-blown draped women, for such figure compositions as Sea Beach and Figures [M.0384] and Design for a fan [M.0392].

Last updated: 9th March 2021 by Margaret