Woman with a Parasol (Sketch of "Harmony in Blue and Gold")

c. 1886

Medium	pen and brown ink on white laid paper
Dimensions	Overall: 6 3/16 x 3 11/16 in. (15.7 x 9.4 cm)
Object Number	1955.1752
Acquisition	Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955
Status	Off View

Image Caption

James McNeill Whistler, Woman with a Parasol (Sketch of "Harmony in Blue and Gold"), c. 1886, pen and brown ink on white laid paper. Clark Art Institute, 1955.1752

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