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

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Harmony in Blue: The Duet

Technique

Harmony in Blue: The Duet, RISD
Harmony in Blue: The Duet, RISD

Thinly painted, with dry, uncertain brushstrokes on the background, and more fluid ones on the figures. It is clearly unfinished, which may account for the technique, which is not very like Whistler's usual work.

Conservation History

Unknown.

Frame

Unknown.

Last updated: 12th November 2019 by Margaret