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Description: | Glass mount; 34.7 x 24.6 (1) s. twice with butterfly; c.r.
(2) Inscr. b.r. "o" CRE WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) The sitter in this pastel may be Lily Pettigrew, one of the three Pettigrew sisters, who frequently posed for Whistler. It appears that an earlier drawing has been mostly rubbed out, leaving only unexplained traces of colour. For the final drawing Whistler used disjointed outlines and short straight strokes. The mark "o" is possibly a sign of appreciation added by either Whistler or his wife to works that pleased them.
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 : SOFA : PETTIGREW SISTER : 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 | Go to resource |
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