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Technique
The Captive, photograph, 1911
The Captive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2017
Old photographs show the pastel as it was up to at least 1911. It was described in 1911 as 'on a grey background, done principally in black and white, but with a touch of red on the back of the divan and the cap.' 1
It has since been retouched or restored insensitively by an unknown hand. The original drawing has been covered with weak strokes of colour, white and pink, with light red on the sofa and baby's cheek, turquoise on her belt and at her feet, orange on her robe. The orangey-brown on her head and on the sofa is neater and might be the original colour.
Conservation History
It is not possible to remove the additional work without removing the traces of the original Whistler drawing.
Last updated: 22nd February 2021 by Margaret
