Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl — James McNeill Whistler | DiscoverArt

James McNeill Whistler

Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl

1861-1863, 1872

oil on canvas

213 × 107.9 cm (83.9 × 42.5 in)

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