New Whistler discovery
October 9 2015
Picture: NRC.nl
Or rather, re-discovery. The above 1870s portrait by Whistler, Symphony in White, has gone on display at the Singer Museum in Holland. The picture had long been thought to be a Whistler, but some decades ago was questioned by a Whistler expert. More here.
Update - A painter writes:
I'm not surprised that the authenticity of this painting has been doubted in the past.
Clearly someone has over painted the eyes (the whites are too white and stick out), the line along the edge of the nose (Whistler never does anything so unsubtle) and the fussy curls on the forehead (ditto). Whistler's own hand is clearly visible however in the heavy impasto (lead white) of the dress. It will be very interesting to see what it looks like after cleaning.
