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

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M.1105
Sketch of 'Purple and Rose: The Lange Leizen of the Six Marks'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1887
Collection: Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Accession Number: Manuscript Division, Pennell-Whistler Collection
Medium: pencil
Support: cream laid paper, printed and embossed heading 'INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF BRITISH ARTISTS,/ Suffolk Street, Pall Mall, S.W.', watermark 'HOLYROOD', a helmet on a shield, axes, over a scroll, f.s.
Size: 9 7/8 x 7 15/16" (251 x 202 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: letter with list including: 'Lange Lize girl painting'

Sketch of 'Purple and Rose: The Lange Leizen of the Six Marks'

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Sketch of 'Purple and Rose: The Lange Leizen of the Six Marks', Library of Congress
Sketch of 'Purple and Rose: The Lange Leizen of the Six Marks', Library of Congress

A rough memory sketch of Purple and Rose: The Lange Leizen of the Six Marks [YMSM 047], which shows a seated woman facing left, decorating a tall vase.

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