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Female Figure; Wheels; Autograph (from Sketchbook)

James McNeill Whistler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a sketch with a female figure on the left side and three circular shapes resembling wheels on the right side. The female figure is drawn with long hair and wearing a dress, facing right. The circular shapes have lines drawn through their centers, resembling spokes. The sketch is done in pencil on paper with some smudges and marks visible. The artist's signature is written in the bottom-left corner. The overall appearance is that of a rough sketch or study. The background of the image is white, suggesting it may be a scanned or photographed version of the original sketch.

Artwork details

Date:
1854–55
Medium:
Graphite on brown wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
502 × 624 px
Museum record:
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