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

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The Fishwife

Description

The head and shoulders of a woman smoking a pipe, facing slightly to left (her right). The face is wrinkled and weathered. A scarf or scarf and cap, cover her hair. The head could either be a man or a woman, but the traditional title identifies it as a woman.

Sitter

The Fishwife, private collection
The Fishwife, private collection

This is probably a study from life, but the sitter has not been identified.

Last updated: 10th April 2021 by Margaret