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

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M.0311
Two figures

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1866/1868
Collection: Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, NY
Accession Number: 69.92
Medium: pen and dark brown ink
Support: off-white laid paper
Size: 6 15/16 x 4 7/16" (177 x 112 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none
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Two figures

Composition

Two figures. Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
Two figures. Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
Harmony in Flesh Colour and Red. Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Harmony in Flesh Colour and Red. Boston Museum of Fine Arts

The drawing appears to be an early study for Harmony in Flesh Colour and Red [YMSM 091].

Conservation History

It was torn up by the artist but retrieved and repaired, probably by Thomas Way (1837-1915) or his son Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913).

Last updated: 17th February 2021 by Margaret