# Figure Study for Decorative Panel

**Walter Shirlaw** (1838–1909)  
n.d.  
pencil and watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard  
sheet: 9 3/4 x 7 in. (24.8 x 17.8 cm)

Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1930.12.47. [The museum's record](https://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=22357).

## About this work

Walter Shirlaw painted this (n.d.). It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

### How it was made

- **Watercolour.** Pigment in gum arabic, thinned with water and laid in transparent washes. Nothing white is painted: the light is the paper showing through.

### [Walter Shirlaw](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/walter-shirlaw)

1838–1909

## Facts

- Type: Drawing
- Real size: about 10 × 7 in (25 × 18 cm). The 8 × 10 in print is close to life size.
- Subjects: Landscapes, Figure female, Nudity
- Colour: ochre
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3

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