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

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Caricature of G. F. Watts

Composition


                    Caricature of G. F. Watts, Private Collection
Caricature of G. F. Watts, Private Collection

The caricature is based on the painting by George Frederick Watts (1817-1904), The Minotaur (1885) Tate Britain. The minotaur seems to be holding a small creature in his hand.

Technique

It was drawn with broad, somewhat loose lines, with bold scribbles for shading. The artist drew a rough frame round the picture. The butterfly looks lop-sided and unlike Whistler's usual monogram. The angular style of drawing, likewise, is not like his usual work.

Last updated: 5th March 2021 by Margaret