Symphony in White, No. 2: The Little White Girl
1864 · Oil on canvas · Tate Britain, London
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This print
About this work
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903)
- Year
- 1864
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 76.5 × 51.1 cm
- Collection
- Tate Britain, London
- Movement
- Tonalism
A young woman in a white dress leans on a mantelpiece holding a Japanese fan, her face seen again, wistful, in the mirror behind her, with blue-and-white porcelain and a spray of pink azalea at her side. The model was Joanna Hiffernan, Whistler's companion, and the picture is an early statement of his idea that a painting should be arranged like music, for colour and mood. The poet Swinburne wrote verses for it, which were pasted on the original frame. It was bequeathed to the national collection in 1919 and hangs at Tate Britain.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A soft white portrait with touches of blue and pink for a bedroom, dressing room or hallway in a thin black frame. It suits pale grey, blush or warm white walls at 12×18 and pairs with Whistler's Symphony in White, No. 1.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Tonalism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1864)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- intimate
- Rooms
- bedroom, hallway or entryway, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 12×18. Prints at 12×18 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
