Woman leaning against a parapet

James Abbot McNeill Whistler (1834–1903)

Chalk on brown paper

Source: Menpes, “Reminiscences of Whistler.”

Like the sketch of a woman in robes turned away from the viewer and standing against a wall, this study most likely comes from the artist's Albert Moore period.

“By permission of Mrs. L. Knowles” (1903)

Text and formatting by George P. Landow.

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