Variations in Flesh Colour and Green: The Balcony
1864–1870 · Oil on panel · Freer Gallery of Art
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This print
About this work
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903)
- Year
- 1864–1870
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Original size
- 61.4 × 48.8 cm
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art
- Movement
- Tonalism
Four women in Japanese robes relax on a balcony, one playing a shamisen, with the Thames at Battersea and its factory chimneys in the background. Whistler based the composition on Japanese prints of women on a veranda, setting it in his own London. It is in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington.
This full-bleed edition prints the work edge to edge from a high-resolution scan of the original, very slightly cropped (a few percent at most) to fit the sheet. The gallery edition shows the whole work, uncropped. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A decorative blend of Japan and London in green and flesh tones for a living room, bedroom or reading corner, framed in dark wood. It suits pale green, blush or warm white walls and pairs with The Golden Screen.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Tonalism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1864–1870)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- classic
- Rooms
- living room, bedroom, study or library, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 12×16, 18×24 in — 12×16 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 18×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.
Framing. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or dark wood frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.
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
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