Whistler Pastels
A showcase exhibition exploring the use of pastels in the work of James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903). The drawings displayed in this exhibition have all been studied and examined as part of the Whistler Pastels Project (September 2022–June 2024). The aim of the research project was to better understand the artist’s methodology and materials. Through technical analysis and close study of Whistler's pastel drawings we have gained a greater understanding of the works but we have also been left with new questions.
Date: Friday 04 October 2024 - Sunday 02 March 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery
Category: Exhibitions, Hunterian
Throughout his career, James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903) made drawings using pastel crayons. His early drawings (1860s–70s) were often studies for oil paintings, but from the late 1870s he started to use pastel to produce completed works in their own right.
The drawings displayed in this exhibition have all been studied and examined as part of the Whistler Pastels Project (September 2022–June 2024). The aim of the research project was to better understand the artist’s methodology and materials.
The Project revealed much about the materials and methods used by Whistler in his drawings. However, many questions remain.
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Find out more about the Whistler Pastels Project.