Accession Number1955/1.126
TitleThe Dancing Girl
Artist(s)James Abbott McNeill WhistlerArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1890Medium & Supporttransfer lithograph on laid paperDimensions 14 3/8 x 9 3/16 in. (36.5 x 23.2 cm);14 3/8 x 9 3/16 in. (36.5 x 23.2 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Margaret Watson ParkerSubject matterDraped figures such as this occupied Whistler from the 1860s onward, but with particular focus during the early/mid 1890s. Usually these figures are posed standing; the implied movement of this figure is somewhat unusual.
Physical DescriptionA woman, nude but for a diaphanous elbow-length drapery and a cap over her hair, stands facing the viewer with her head turned towards the right. The figure's right arm is extended gracefully from the side of her body, hand facing downward. Her left hand is extened at nearly a right angle, holding her drapery out, which further devines the curves of her body. Her weight is on her right leg as the left leg points forward.
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Keywords
dancers
drapery
standing
study