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The Dancer, No. 1

c. 1900

James McNeill Whistler

(American, 1834–1903)
Culture
America
Medium
ink
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King 1924.90
Catalogue raisonné
MacDonald 1624
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented black ink drawing on tan paper depicts a nude woman with light skin tone facing us, tilting her head toward our left. She holds the edges of a translucent cloth draped around her. The leg on our right is bent and raised while the other extends downward. Long lines outline her body, while frenetic, cross-hatched scribbles provide dense shading to the background and texture to her form.

The Dancer, No. 1

c. 1900

James McNeill Whistler

(American, 1834–1903)
America

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