A Nude Figure

Provenance

Sir James Thomas Knowles (1831-1908), London, by 1905 [stamp (Lugt 1546), recto, lower left, in gray; London 1905]; possibly sold, Christie's, London, May 27, 1908, lot 380, to Parsons [MacDonald 1995]. Charles Deering (1852–1927), Chicago; by descent to his daughters, Mrs. Chauncey McCormick (née Marion Deering; 1886–1965), Chicago and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson (née Barbara Deering; 1885–1957), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1927.

A Nude Figure

James McNeill Whistler

c. 1878

Accession Number

50764

Medium

Charcoal with white and orange chalks on brown wove paper

Dimensions

28.7 × 18.6 cm (11 5/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

Classification

charcoal

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

The Charles Deering Collection