Three Fair Ladies (Geisha Girls with Fans)

1887–88

Not on view

Three women wearing Japanese kimonos and holding fans, face the viewer, with another shadowy figure behind. Menpes moved to England from Australia in 1875, met James McNeill Whistler in 1880, and became the latter's student. Menpes learned how to etch from Whistler, and traveled to Japan in 1887. This print demonstrates the influence of that trip upon his imagery and sense of design.

Artwork Details

Title: Three Fair Ladies (Geisha Girls with Fans)
Artist: Mortimer Menpes (Australian, Port Adelaide 1855–1938 Pangbourne, England)
Date: 1887–88
Medium: Drypoint with platetone on chine collé
Dimensions: Plate: 8 13/16 × 6 1/2 in. (22.4 × 16.5 cm)
Sheet: 12 3/16 in. × 9 in. (30.9 × 22.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Object Number: 62.600.165
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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