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

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Blue and Violet (No. 2)

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                    Blue and Violet (No. 2), Colby College Museum of Art
Blue and Violet (No. 2), Colby College Museum of Art

A young woman in a transparent gauze gown stands in front of a wall, facing the viewer. Her weight is on her right leg, and the left leg is slightly bent, the heel raised. Her right arm extends along a railing and her left is bent, the hand concealed by her body, and perhaps holding the railing.

Sitter

Not identified.

Last updated: 13th April 2021 by Margaret