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

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Self-Portrait

Titles

Whistler's title is not known. The suggested title is:

  • 'Self-Portrait' (1980, YMSM). 1

Description


                    Self-Portrait, Fogg Art Museum
Self-Portrait, Fogg Art Museum

A three-quarter length portrait of Whistler wearing a dark jacket, and facing three-quarter right, with his right hand on hip, and his left arm hidden. His hair is dark and curly, with a greyish-white curl above his forehead. His shirt is not visible. The background is very dark. The portrait is in vertical format.

Sitter

London Stereoscopic Co., J. McN. Whistler, 1879, GUL Whistler PH1/97
London Stereoscopic Co., J. McN. Whistler, 1879, GUL Whistler PH1/97

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903).


                    Self-Portrait, Fogg Art Museum
Self-Portrait, Fogg Art Museum

                    Brown and Gold,  The Hunterian
Brown and Gold, The Hunterian

                    Gold and Brown, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Gold and Brown, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Self-portraits of Whistler include Brown and Gold [YMSM 440], Self-Portrait [YMSM 460], Self-Portrait [YMSM 461], and Gold and Brown [YMSM 462].

Notes:

1: YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 416).

Last updated: 22nd October 2020 by Margaret