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Description: | Glass mount; 24.6 x 34.7 s. with butterfly c.r. (on end of sofa) and u.l. CRE WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) The sitter for this work was Hetty Pettigrew (born 1867), the eldest of the three Pettigrew sisters - popular models with Whistler, as well as with other artists. The embroidered robe was a studio prop. This is one of Whistler's most highly finished and most erotic drawings.
Birnie Philip Gift 1935 - not lendable. |
License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ |
Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow |
Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow |
Subjects: | NUDE : EMBROIDERED ROBE : JAPANESE SHAWL : HETTY PETTIGREW : SCREEN : SOFA : ARABIAN : WHISTLER CENTENARY : |
Source: | Hunterian Museum |
Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow |
Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... |
Language: | en-GB |
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