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

 

M.1089
r.: Study for the Tall Flower; v.: Design for a Wall Decoration

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1890/1895
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1904.63a-c
Medium: watercolour
Support: cream wove paper
Size: 9 15/16 x 6 15/16" (252 x 176 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: v.: '04.63' in unknown hand

r.: Study for the Tall Flower; v.: Design for a Wall Decoration

Description

The drawing on the verso looks as if it is a design for curtains or a wall, but it could equally be a study for a painting.

Sitter

The nude on the recto has not been identified. She appears also in Blue and Silver: Forget-me-not [M.1090].

Last updated: 6th December 2020 by Margaret