A Violet Note, Whistler chalk and pastel drawing of a nude figure

A nude figure bends sharply forward on brown-grey paper, a red-brown cap or hood on the head and one arm reaching toward a small blue-tinted flower held above a pale vessel. Soft chalk and pastel strokes model the body, with faint blue highlights scattered across the dim, warm background.

Artist

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

Date

1885

Medium

Chalk and pastel on grey paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

1709 × 2614 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art