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

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Brun et or: De race

Technique


                    Brun et or: De race, The Hunterian
Brun et or: De race, The Hunterian

It is painted on a fine weave canvas and is thinly painted as well as being rubbed in many areas as part of the painting process resulting in smooth modelling of the face and an unusually highly level of finish, plus careful attention to detail in the boy's coat.

Conservation History


                    Brun et or: De race, photograph Henry Dixon & Son, 1902
Brun et or: De race, photograph Henry Dixon & Son, 1902

Frame

Grau-style frame, dating from the 1890s. 83.7 x 63.8 x 8.2cm. Like The Boy in a Cloak [YMSM 512], the frame bears the label of Frederick Henry Grau (1859-1892), Whistler's frame-maker in London. 1

Notes:

1: Dr S. L. Parkerson Day, Report on frames, 2017. See also Parkerson 2007 [more] .

Last updated: 22nd October 2020 by Margaret