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

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Study in Brown

Technique


                    Study in Brown, Muskegon Museum of Art
Study in Brown, Muskegon Museum of Art

It was painted with rather loose strokes, the paint thinned and rubbed almost to the consistency of watercolour. The figure has been outlined with a brush to accentuate the modelling, particularly around the hands.

Conservation History


                    Study in Brown, photograph, 1980
Study in Brown, photograph, 1980

                    Study in Brown, Muskegon Museum of Art
Study in Brown, Muskegon Museum of Art

Unknown. Photographs do not show any recent changes.

Frame

A Whistler-style frame, regilded.

Last updated: 7th December 2020 by Margaret