Model Draping — James McNeill Whistler | DiscoverArt

James McNeill Whistler

Model Draping

probably 1889

Transfer lithograph, with additions in graphite, printed in black ink on ivory laid paper; only state (Chicago)

19.6 × 11.2 cm (7.7 × 4.4 in)

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