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Bust of a Young Woman with Hat, Wine Glass (from Sketchbook)

James McNeill Whistler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch on white background. The image contains three sketches. The top sketch shows a man standing. He faces right. He wears a jacket and holds something in both hands. The man stands in front of a table covered with a bowl and a decanter. The table sits in front of a wall with a pyramid shape. There is faint text under the table. The top sketch takes up most of the top half of the image. The bottom half contains two sketches. The bottom left sketch shows a woman's head and shoulders. The woman has short hair and a hat. To her right is a wine glass on a table. The bottom right sketch shows a man with text below him. The man has both hands up. He holds something in his right hand. The man wears a hat and jacket. The man faces right.

Artwork Details

Date
1854–55
Medium
Black ink and graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
502 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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