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

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Spring

Composition

The subject, a figure 'to, in a way, hint at Spring' – a small pastel or larger oil – was suggested to Whistler by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919) on 2 August 1894. 1

Technique

Spring, Terra Foundation for the Art
Spring, Terra Foundation for the Art

The soft, loose outlines and soft focus details are sharpened up by the colour, and also varied with a perky, jagged line on the flowers.

Conservation History

The paper is an orangey reddish brown, fibrous, and with a fine vertical grain.

Notes:

1: #01507.

Last updated: 6th March 2021 by Margaret