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

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Aunt Alicia; v.: Profile of Aunt Alicia

Technique

r: Aunt Alicia, Cooper Hewitt Museum, NY
r: Aunt Alicia, Cooper Hewitt Museum, NY

The careful outlines have been gone over more than once, to correct and strengthen the drawing. Light shading and cross-hatching were used to distinguish elements of the dress, hair and bonnet.

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