Figure Study in Colors

1890

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image features a full-body sketch of a seated person. The person is depicted with hands resting on their lap, facing forward. Their facial features are simplistic, with minimal lines indicating eyes and a nose, and they wear a cap or head covering. The hair is mostly covered, with subtle details underneath. The individual is dressed in a flowing garment, drawn with fluid lines. The background consists of sketchy strokes in soft tones, creating a textured backdrop without specific details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.4 × 15 cm (8 1/16 × 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 38.5 × 26.3 cm (15 3/16 × 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.368

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 39, iii/iii

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. 99.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 158-161, no. 39, iii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65076658

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