Seated Woman with Red Hair

1870/1873

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a side view of a seated person on the edge of a bench or chair. The person is leaning forward with their head lowered, wearing a flowing garment. They have long hair tied back, and hold an object in their right hand. The background is plain and textured, with no clear features.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pastel and chalk on brown paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 26.3 × 18.2 cm (10 3/8 × 7 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8808

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 1995, no. 365

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b); gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1931

  • Etchings, Lithographs, Original Drawings, and Autograph Letters by James A. McNeill Whistler, The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1931.

Bibliography

1995

  • MacDonald, Margaret F. James McNeill Whistler: Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours: A Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1995, no. 365.

Markings

upper right verso in black ink: LJR stamp; lower left verso in black ink: NGA stamp

Wikidata ID

Q64580654

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