Home > Catalogue > People > Edgar J. Hesslein (related works) > Catalogue entry
Technique
Head of Mrs Beaumont, Charles and Emma Frye Art Museum
It is painted with broad brush strokes, and fairly thin creamy paint, plus drier brush strokes on the face, all applied very freely. The rich colour and the technique are not entirely like Whistler's usual work, but resemble that of Walter Richard Sickert (1860-1942), and it is possible that either Whistler was influenced by Sickert or that the latter also worked on it.
Conservation History
Head of Mrs Beaumont, photograph, 1912
Head of Mrs Beaumont, photograph, 1960
Head of Mrs Beaumont, Charles and Emma Frye Art Museum
Unknown. Earlier photographs suggest it has remained in good condition.
Frame
Unknown.
Last updated: 29th May 2021 by Margaret
