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

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Eva and Gladys Carrington seated on a sofa

Technique


                    Eva and Gladys Carrington seated on a sofa, The Hunterian
Eva and Gladys Carrington seated on a sofa, The Hunterian

A wide range of colour was applied in dots and longer strokes, sometimes rubbed in, sometimes using the flat end of the pastel. The legs and robe of the girl on the left (Eva, holding a red necklace) have been partly rubbed out. Charcoal lines with alternative poses and draperies are sketched in.

Conservation History

The paper is fibrous, with dots of wood-stalk, but little grain, and is uneven along the top.

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret