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Draped Female Figure

James McNeill Whistler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The drawing depicts a woman standing. She has long hair and wears a long, draped garment. Her body faces right, but she looks down and to the right. A portion of a chair is visible on the right side. The drawing is in shades of gray on a rectangular piece of paper with a border. There are small black dots on the paper. A signature is on the left.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1866–69
Medium:
Conté crayon and white chalk on brown wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
503 × 624 px
Museum record:
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