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Three studies of women's heads | ||
Number: | 400 | |
Date: | 1888 | |
Medium: | etching and drypoint | |
Size: | 135 x 98 mm | |
Signed: | no | |
Inscribed: | no | |
Set/Publication: | no | |
No. of States: | 1 | |
Known impressions: | 1 | |
Catalogues: | K.-; M.-; T.-; W.- | |
Impressions taken from this plate (1) |
Three studies of women's heads may date from after the marriage of Beatrice Whistler (1857-1896) and Whistler in August 1888.
The size and make of the copper plate (which is the same as A French Street
[405], Beatrice Whistler painting from a window, Bourges
[399], Bird Shop - Seven Dials
[384], Baby Pettigrew
[374], The Fan
[375], Château de Bridoré
[409] and Café Luxembourg
[436]), as well as the technique, and the form of the butterfly signature, suggest this date.