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The image shows a sketch of a nude individual bending forward at the waist. They are positioned over a vase or bowl with flowers. The background is minimal and sketchy, with light pencil shading.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A Nude Model Arranging Flowers
James McNeill Whistler
- Date
- c. 1892
- Medium
- lithograph in black on laid paper
- Dimensions
- image: 15.7 × 11.3 cm (6 3/16 × 4 7/16 in.) sheet: 20.5 × 15.2 cm (8 1/16 × 6 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1981.21.1
- Credit line
- Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
- Time span
- 1876 to 1900
- Department
- CG-W
Subjects and terms
- American
- Flower
- lithograph
- Female nude
- Vase
NGA object ID 60679. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.