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Inspired by Greek sculpture and Japanese prints, James McNeill Whistler became entranced with portraying the female form clad in diaphanous drapery in the 1890s. He developed this theme in all the media in which he worked, including transfer lithography, oil, pastel, and watercolor. The artist usually provided garments for his models to wear, often classical gossamer gowns with high waists and crossed bodices paired with brightly colored kerchiefs. His models needed a certain degree of strength and agility, as he sometimes asked them to dance about his studio until he found a suitable pose. In Green and Blue: The Dancer, Whistler employed thin watercolor washes to distill the graceful movements of his lissome young model. The brown paper on which he painted lends opacity to the washes, thereby adding subtle weight to the thin veils of fabric draping the figure.
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| Medium | paper (fiber product) |
| Dimensions | 18 × 27 Cm |
| Tags | womendancers |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
Timeline
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Thu
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Lee Glazer, Emily Jacobson, Blythe McCarthy, and Katherine Roeder, Whistler in Watercolor: Lovely Little Games, exh. cat.
Lee Glazer, Emily Jacobson, Blythe McCarthy, and Katherine Roeder, Whistler in Watercolor: Lovely Little Games, exh. cat. (Washington, D.C., 2019), p. 129.
Thu
26
Feb
note
The Age of American Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago, ed. Judith A. Barter
The Age of American Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago, ed. Judith A. Barter (Chicago, 2011), pp. 44-45 (ill., pl. 15).
Thu
26
Feb
note
Art Institute of Chicago, The Essential Guide
Art Institute of Chicago, The Essential Guide (Chicago, 2009), pp. 287 (detail ill.) and 303 (ill.).
Thu
26
Feb
exhibition
New York, Carroll Carstairs Gallery, "Whistler: pastels and water colours, " January 12-February 5, 1938, cat.12.
New York, Carroll Carstairs Gallery, "Whistler: pastels and water colours," January 12-February 5, 1938, cat.12.
Thu
26
Feb
exhibition
Boston, Museum of Fine Art, "Oils, Water-Colors, Drawings, and Prints by James McNeill Whistler, " April 24-May 13, 1934, cat. 41.
Boston, Museum of Fine Art, "Oils, Water-Colors, Drawings, and Prints by James McNeill Whistler," April 24-May 13, 1934, cat. 41.
Thu
26
Feb
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sold to Harris Whittemore (1864-1927), April 1914 [MacDonald 1995]
sold to Harris Whittemore (1864-1927), April 1914 [MacDonald 1995]
Thu
26
Feb
exhibition
New York, Knoedler and Company, "Oils, Water Colors, Pastels, and Drawings by J. McN. Whistler, " 1914, cat. 15.
New York, Knoedler and Company, "Oils, Water Colors, Pastels, and Drawings by J. McN. Whistler," 1914, cat. 15.
Thu
26
Feb
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sold to Knoedler and Company, New York, March 1914 [MacDonald 1995]
sold to Knoedler and Company, New York, March 1914 [MacDonald 1995]
Thu
26
Feb
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"The Seventh Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists," Academy Notes Buffalo Fine Arts Academy VII
"The Seventh Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists," Academy Notes Buffalo Fine Arts Academy VII (July 1912), p. 45 (ill.).
Thu
26
Feb
exhibition
Buffalo, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, "Oils, Water Colors, Pastels, and Drawings by James McNeill Whistler lent by Mr. Richard Canfield, " March 7-April 27, 1911, cat. 13 (ill.).
Buffalo, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, "Oils, Water Colors, Pastels, and Drawings by James McNeill Whistler lent by Mr. Richard Canfield," March 7-April 27, 1911, cat. 13 (ill.).
Thu
26
Feb
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"Fifth Annual Exhibition...and an arrangement of seven works by James A. McNeill Whistler," Academy Notes Buffalo Fine Arts Academy V
"Fifth Annual Exhibition...and an arrangement of seven works by James A. McNeill Whistler," Academy Notes Buffalo Fine Arts Academy V (January 1910), pp. 2-4 (ill.).
Thu
26
Feb
exhibition
Berlin, Könikliche Akademie der Kunste, "Austellung Amerikanischer Kunst, " March-April 1910, cat. 94; traveled to Munich, Royal Art Society, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.
Berlin, Könikliche Akademie der Kunste, "Austellung Amerikanischer Kunst," March-April 1910, cat. 94; traveled to Munich, Royal Art Society, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.
Thu
26
Feb
exhibition
Buffalo, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, "The Works of J. A. McNeill Whistler from the Collection of Mr. Richard Canfield of Providence, Rhode Island, " September 10-October 10, 1909, cat. 3 (ill.).
Buffalo, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, "The Works of J. A. McNeill Whistler from the Collection of Mr. Richard Canfield of Providence, Rhode Island," September 10-October 10, 1909, cat. 3 (ill.).
Thu
26
Feb
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Elisabeth L. Cary, The Works of James McNeill Whistler: A Study, with a Tentative List of Artist's Works
Elisabeth L. Cary, The Works of James McNeill Whistler: A Study, with a Tentative List of Artist's Works (New York, 1907), opp. p. 42 (ill.), 171, no. 93.
Thu
26
Feb
exhibition
Boston, Copley Society, "Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Pastels, and Drawings: Memorial Exhibition of he Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler, " February 1904, cat. 96.
Boston, Copley Society, "Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Pastels, and Drawings: Memorial Exhibition of he Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler," February 1904, cat. 96.
Thu
26
Feb
note
R....
R. A. Canfield, Providence, R.I., acquired directly from the artist, May 1903 [MacDonald 1995]
Fri
26
Feb
exhibition
The Art Institute of Chicago, "The Broad Spectrum: Color on Paper, Past and Present, " September 12–October 31, 1999, hors. cat.
The Art Institute of Chicago, "The Broad Spectrum: Color on Paper, Past and Present," September 12–October 31, 1999, hors. cat.
Thu
26
Feb
exhibition
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Songs on Stone: James McNeill Whistler and the Art of Lithography, " June 6-August 30, 1998, pp. 56, 59, 60 and 75, cat. 108, fig. 67; the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, October 2, 1998-January 3...
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Songs on Stone: James McNeill Whistler and the Art of Lithography," June 6-August 30, 1998, pp. 56, 59, 60 and 75, cat. 108, fig. 67; the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, October 2, 1998-January 3, 1999.
Sun
26
Feb
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Patrick Chaleyssin, James McNeill Whistler: The Strident Cry of the Butterfly
Patrick Chaleyssin, James McNeill Whistler: The Strident Cry of the Butterfly (Bournemouth, U.K., 1995), p. 137 (ill.).
Sun
26
Feb
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Margaret F. MacDonald, James McNeill Whistler: Drawings, Pastels, and Watercolours: A Catalogue Raisonné
Margaret F. MacDonald, James McNeill Whistler: Drawings, Pastels, and Watercolours: A Catalogue Raisonné (New Haven, 1995), pp. 495-496, no. 1376 (ill.).
Tue
26
Feb
exhibition
New York, The Frick Collection, "From Pontormo to Seurat: Drawings Recently Acquired by The Art Institute of Chicago, " April 23-July 7, 1991, n.p., cat. 60; The Art Institute of Chicago, September 10, 1991-January 5, 1992.
New York, The Frick Collection, "From Pontormo to Seurat: Drawings Recently Acquired by The Art Institute of Chicago," April 23-July 7, 1991, n.p., cat. 60; The Art Institute of Chicago, September 10, 1991-January 5, 1992.
Fri
26
Feb
exhibition
The Art Institute of Chicago, "From the Ridiculous to the Sublime: British Drawings from the Permanent Collection", December 20, 1988-April 24, 1989.
The Art Institute of Chicago, "From the Ridiculous to the Sublime: British Drawings from the Permanent Collection", December 20, 1988-April 24, 1989.
Tue
26
Feb
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Pierre Cabanne, Whistler
Pierre Cabanne, Whistler (New York, 1985), p. 80 (ill.).
Tue
26
Feb
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sold, Christie's, New York, December 6, 1985, lot 178, to Peter Terian, New York [MacDonald 1995]....
sold, Christie's, New York, December 6, 1985, lot 178, to Peter Terian, New York [MacDonald 1995]. Sold by David Nisinson, New York to the Art Institute, 1988.
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