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

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M.0092
r.: Figure study; v.: Two studies of a downcast head

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1851/1853
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Accession Number: 1970.121.11
Medium: r: pencil, pen and brown ink; v: pencil
Support: beige paper laid down on card
Size: 2 7/8-2 15/16 x 6 11/16-6 3/4" (73-75 x 170-172 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

r.: Figure study; v.: Two studies of a downcast head

Description

r.: Figure study, Metropolitan Museum of Art
r.: Figure study, Metropolitan Museum of Art

A sketch of a young man crawling across the floor, drawing a circle or pointing out something on a circle, probably not drawn from life.

Last updated: 13th March 2021 by Margaret