Study of a Girl's Head and Shoulders

James McNeill Whistler, 1896–97

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Study of a Girl's Head and Shoulders, 1896–97. Oil on panel.

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Oil on panel · 15.5 × 9.5 cm · Art Institute of Chicago · Modernism

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Museum title: Study of a Girl's Head and Shoulders
Artist: James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903)
Date: 1896–97
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 15.5 × 9.5 cm (6 1/8 × 3 3/4 in.)
Credit line: Walter S. Brewster Collection
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1834–1903

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