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Lady in Gray, ca. 1883. Watercolor and gouache on dark brown wove paper.

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Watercolor and gouache on dark brown wove paper · 11 1/4 x 5 in. (28.6 x 12.7 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title
Lady in Gray
Artist
James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London)
Date
ca. 1883
Medium
Watercolor and gouache on dark brown wove paper
Dimensions
11 1/4 x 5 in. (28.6 x 12.7 cm)
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1906
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1834–1903

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Lady in Gray · James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1883
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