The White Girl
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The White Girl is a famous 1860s oil painting by James McNeill Whistler depicting a young woman in a white dress standing against a similarly pale background, noted for its subtle tonality and early association with aestheticism.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The White Girl canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of art for art’s sake
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key work in Whistler’s early career ⓘ |
| artist | James McNeill Whistler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| background | nearly monochrome white interior ⓘ |
| collection | National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette | predominantly white ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1862 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | James McNeill Whistler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictionStyle | subdued modeling and soft edges ⓘ |
| depicts |
Joanna Hiffernan
NERFINISHED
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a floral motif on the wall ⓘ a white curtain background ⓘ a woman standing on a bearskin rug ⓘ a young woman in a white dress ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Salon des Refusés NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibitionDate | 1863 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Symphony in White, No. 2
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Symphony in White, No. 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Aestheticism
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full-length portrait ⓘ portrait ⓘ |
| hasSeries | Symphony in White series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariantTitle |
Symphony in White No. 1: The White Girl
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Symphony in White, No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconography | ambiguous symbolism ⓘ |
| inception | 1862 ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the Aesthetic movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French Realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| location | National Gallery of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| model | Joanna Hiffernan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Aesthetic movement
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Realism ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
early example of aestheticism in painting
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limited color range ⓘ subtle tonality ⓘ |
| owner | National Gallery of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 19th century ⓘ |
| rejectedBy | Paris Salon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | Joanna Hiffernan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
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