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Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret

James McNeill Whistler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image features a standing man wearing a black tuxedo with a white shirt and bow tie. He has short dark hair and a beard. The man holds a black top hat in his right hand and a white garment with black and orange details over his left arm. A white glove is on his left hand. The background is a plain gray wall with a brown floor. A small red mark resembling a flower or tree is on the wall to the right of the man. The painting has a thin gold border around the edges.

Artwork details

Date:
1883
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
296 × 624 px
Museum record:
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