1872
pastel
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Seated Woman with Red Hair is a 1872 pastel by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, depicting Sitting, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a woman with red hair sitting in a chair. She's looking straight ahead, and her face is calm. You might notice the simple background and the focus on the woman. The woman's red hair is the main thing that stands out in this work, it's what draws your eye. To learn more about the medium used to create this portrait, look up the technique: pastel.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American painter in oils and watercolor, and printmaker, active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom.
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