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Study of a draped female figure with outstretched armWhistler, James Abbott McNeill (draughtsman) | |
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Title/s | Study of a draped female figure with outstretched arm (recto title) Slight sketches in black chalk on brown paper (verso title) |
Maker/s | Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (draughtsman) [ULAN info: American artist, 1834-1903] |
Category |
drawing |
Name | drawing |
School/Style | |
Production Notes | For 'The Six Projects' which apparently showed women walking by the sea. |
Technique Description | recto: black and white pastel chalks verso: black chalk on brown paper |
Dimensions |
height: 186
mm |
Provenance | bequeathed: Knowles, Guy John Fenton 1959 (Filtered for: Paintings, Drawings and Prints) From the collection of C.J. Knowles; Mrs Loyse Knowles |
Documentation |
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Notes | A similar figure is seen on the left of PD.187-1961 (MacDonald 384) and in a drawing in the Hunterian Art Gallery (MacDonald 384), see also MacDonald nos. 378-379. |
Material/s |
black pastel (medium) |
Accession Number | PD.63-1959 (Paintings, Drawings and Prints) |
