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Six Faces of Whistler

Mortimer Menpes

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image is a black and white sketch of multiple portraits. The portraits are of one man with curly hair. The sketches are drawn in various styles and are overlapping. The man is drawn in different poses and with varying facial expressions. Some sketches are more detailed than others. The background of the sketches is a light gray color. The overall composition is a collection of 7 headshots. The artist's signature is present in the bottom-right corner. The title of the work is "Six Faces of Whistler". The artist is Mortimer Menpes.

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666 × 893 px
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