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

 

M.0383
A woman with her robe gathered up, leaning on a rail

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1870/1873
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46034
Medium: chalk
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 11 ¼ x 7 5/16" (279 x 185 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

A woman with her robe gathered up, leaning on a rail

Composition

A woman with her robe gathered up, leaning on a rail, The Hunterian
A woman with her robe gathered up, leaning on a rail, The Hunterian
Sea Beach and Figures, Fitzwilliam Museum
Sea Beach and Figures, Fitzwilliam Museum

A woman with her robe gathered up, leaning on a rail [M.0383] is in a similar pose to figure on the verso in r.: Resting; v.: Standing figure [M.0381]. They appear to be studies for the model at right in Figures by a railing [M.0382] and Sea Beach and Figures [M.0384].

Last updated: 10th December 2020 by Margaret