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Reclining Draped Figure - James McNeill Whistler

Reclining Draped Figure - James McNeill Whistler
Gift of Walter S. Brewster

"Reclining Draped Figure" by James McNeill Whistler (1893)

Lithographic crayon, with traces of scraping and stumping, on fine-grained transfer paper laid down on cream wove paper.

Commentary

Commentary

"Reclining Draped Figure" by James McNeill Whistler, 1893. Medium: Lithographic crayon, with traces of scraping and stumping, on fine-grained transfer paper laid down on cream wove paper. This work is part of the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. Gift of Walter S. Brewster.

Commentary

James McNeill Whistler: James McNeill Whistler American, 1834-1903. Cultural context: United States.

Commentary

Technical Details Classification: drawings (visual works). Medium: Lithographic crayon, with traces of scraping and stumping, on fine-grained transfer paper laid down on cream wove paper. Dimensions: Primary support: 16.1 × 24.5 cm (6 3/8 × 9 11/16 in.); Secondary support: 23.9 × 32.3 cm (9 7/16 × 12 3/4 in.). Subject tags: drawings (visual works). View at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/14318