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

 

M.0870
Head of a girl

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1882/1883
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number: 1933.297
Medium: pen and brown ink with scraping
Support: cream laid paper laid down on ivory board
Size: 4 5/8 x 3 11/16" (118 x 93 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Head of a girl

Sitter

Head of a girl, Art Institute of Chicago
Head of a girl, Art Institute of Chicago

The sitter has not been identified. At one time thought to be a portrait of 'Jo', this is certainly not a portrait of Joanna Hiffernan (b. ca 1843-d.1886).

Last updated: 11th December 2020 by Margaret