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A work made of transfer lithograph from five stones, in black (keystone), bluish-green, olive green, yellowish green, yellow, purple-brown, pale ochre, orange-red, and rose on ivory laid paper.

Draped Figure, Reclining

1892

James McNeill Whistler Printed by Henry Belfond American, 1834-1903

United States

While most of Whistler’s transfer lithographs were printed in black ink, he also made seven color images using the medium. The keystone drawing for this work—printed variously in gray, black, or brown—was made in London, and the model has been identified as one of the Pettigrew sisters.

Transfer lithograph from five stones, in black (keystone), bluish-green, olive green, yellowish green, yellow, purple-brown, pale ochre, orange-red, and rose on ivory laid paper

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