Draped Figure, Standing

1891

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a full-body view of a person standing. The person is positioned with their body slightly leaning forward and to the side, and their head tilted downwards. The facial features are softly drawn, with subtle lines outlining the eyes and nose while the mouth remains indistinct. The hair appears curly or wavy, with a slight green tint at the top. The individual is draped in a loose-fitting robe that wraps around the body, partially revealing the contours underneath. There is a minimal background with the paper's texture visible, and three small linked green shapes to the right of the figure. The sketch is in monochromatic warm tones, enhancing its ethereal quality.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.7 × 14.7 cm (8 15/16 × 5 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 29.5 × 24.1 cm (11 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.366

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 46, iii/iv


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1896

  • Way, Thomas Robert. Mr. Whistler's Lithographs: The Catalogue. London: G. Bell and Sons, 1896; New York: H. Wunderlich & Co., 1905, no. 155.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 174-178, no. 46, iii/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q65076652

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