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Two Profile Studies; One Sketch of a Head (from Sketchbook)

James McNeill Whistler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a sketch with three drawings. A large, blank rectangle dominates the left side. Two smaller drawings are on the right. The top right drawing shows a head in profile. The bottom right drawing depicts a woman with her back to the viewer, wearing a dress. She appears to be seated. The background of the sketch is gray and has some darker spots and lines. A strip of paper with handwritten numbers is on the left edge. The sketch appears to be on a white background.

Artwork details

Date:
1854–55
Medium:
Brown ink on off-white wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 471 px
Museum record:
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