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

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M.0427
r.: Designs for a fan; v.: Studies of a woman and a man

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1871/1875
Collection: Private Collection
Accession Number: none
Medium: r: chalk and pastel; v: chalk
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 10 7/8 x 7" (277 x 178 mm)
Signature: three butterflies
Inscription: none

r.: Designs for a fan; v.: Studies of a woman and a man

Technique

v.: Studies of a woman and a man, private collection
v.: Studies of a woman and a man, private collection

The male figure was probably not drawn by Whistler, although it could be an exercise in drawing and shading.

Last updated: 22nd February 2021 by Margaret