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

 

M.0352
r.: A nude binding up her hair; v.: A nude study for 'Venus rising from the sea'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1868/1869
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46023
Medium: chalk
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 14 3/8 x 7 7/16" (365 x 189 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

r.: A nude binding up her hair; v.: A nude study for 'Venus rising from the sea'

Composition

r.: A nude binding up her hair, The Hunterian
r.: A nude binding up her hair, The Hunterian
Venus , Freer Gallery of Art
Venus , Freer Gallery of Art

The drawing on the recto may be a study for Venus [YMSM 082].

v.: A nude study for 'Venus rising from the sea', The Hunterian
v.: A nude study for 'Venus rising from the sea', The Hunterian
Venus rising from the sea, Freer Gallery of Art
Venus rising from the sea, Freer Gallery of Art

The drawing on the verso may be a study for Venus Rising from the Sea [YMSM 093].

Technique

See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 342).

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret