Study of a Girl's Head and Shoulders

James McNeill Whistler

artist James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903)

date 1896–97

medium Oil on panel

origin United States

dimensions 15.5 × 9.5 cm

credit line Walter S. Brewster Collection

hall 07 Modernism

rights public domain (CC0)

Record in Chicago Full image

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