Purple and Rose: The Lange Leizen of the Six Marks
James Abbott McNeill Whistler, American (active England), 1834 - 1903
Geography:
Made in Great Britain, Europe
Date:
1864Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
36 3/4 × 24 1/8 inches (93.3 × 61.3 cm) Framed: 46 9/16 × 34 3/8 × 2 3/4 inches (118.3 × 87.3 × 7 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
Cat. 1112Credit Line:
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
Made in Great Britain, Europe
Date:
1864Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
36 3/4 × 24 1/8 inches (93.3 × 61.3 cm) Framed: 46 9/16 × 34 3/8 × 2 3/4 inches (118.3 × 87.3 × 7 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
* Gallery 155, European Art 1850-1900, first floor
Accession Number:Cat. 1112Credit Line:
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
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aesthetic movement [x] art nouveau [x] arts [x] japonisme [x] oriental [x] porcelain [x] whistler [x] woman [x]Lange Leizen, which is the Dutch term for "Long Ladies," is the name applied to blue-and-white Chinese porcelain decorated with images of slender women. Whistler's interest in East Asian art can be seen here in the accessories surrounding the model, many of which are based on his own art collection.
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