Artwork
Figure Study
Figure Study is a print by the Impressionist artist James McNeill Whistler. It dates from 1890 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Figure Study is a print by James McNeill Whistler, dated to 1890, and is part of the collection at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a woman seated in profile, with her face softly illuminated against a shadowy background.
Technique & Style
Executed with loose strokes, the work captures the effect of light on skin. The medium is uncertain, with the possibility of it being pastel.
Context
The work is a study, created to practice capturing the play of light, rather than a finished piece.
Artist & collection
Artist
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American painter in oils and watercolor, and printmaker, active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom.
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