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The beautiful Irishwoman Joanna Hiffernan was Whistler’s muse and companion for more than six years in the 1860s. She modeled for several of his most famous figure paintings. Hiffernan also sat for French artist Gustave Courbet, who portrayed her in poses that were much more sensual than her work for Whistler.
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Details
- Maker
- James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903
- Date
- 1863
- Medium
- Drypoint in black on cream Japanese paper
- Dimensions
- Plate: 19.8 × 13.2 cm (7 13/16 × 5 1/4 in.); Sheet: 26.7 × 18.4 cm (10 9/16 × 7 1/4 in.)
- Place of origin
- United States
- Held by
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Hilda Young
Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0
