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

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M.1435
Two women's heads

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1895
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler C101
Medium: pencil, pen and dark brown ink
Support: cream wove paper, embossed heading 'CHELSEA ARTS CLUB,/ l8l, KINGS ROAD, S. W.', watermark of a crown over 'Papyru[s]'
Size: 6 15/16 x 4 1/2" (176 x 115 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

Two women's heads

Technique

Two women's heads, Glasgow University Library
Two women's heads, Glasgow University Library

The head at the top of the sheet is finely detailed and highly finished. The other sketch of a head is incomplete, the lines jerky and rough.

Conservation History

The paper was probably half of a folded sheet, and has a torn side on the left.

Last updated: 21st February 2021 by Margaret