Leighton’s Flaming June at The Frick Collection, New York, June 9 – September 6, 2015

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Frederic Leighton. Flaming June, ca. 1895. Oil on canvas, 46 7/8 x 46 7/8 inches. Museo de Arte de Ponce, The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.

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Frederic Leighton. Sketch for “Flaming June,” 1894–95. Oil on canvas, 4 ½ x 4 5/16 inches. Private Collection, Courtesy of Nevill Keating Pictures

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)  Harmony in Pink and Grey: Portrait of Lady Meux, 1881-1882 oil on canvas 76 1/4 in. x 36 5/8 in. (193.68 cm x 93.03 cm) Henry Clay Frick Bequest. Accession number: 1918.1.132

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903). Harmony in Pink and Gray: Portrait of Lady Meux, 1881–82. Oil on canvas, 76 ¼ x 36 5/8 inches. The Frick Collection, New York. Photo: Michael Bodycomb

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)  Symphony in Flesh Colour and Pink: Portrait of Mrs Frances Leyland, 1872-1873 oil on canvas 77 1/8 in. x 40 1/4 in. (195.9 cm x 102.24 cm) Henry Clay Frick Bequest. Accession number: 1916.1.133

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903). Symphony in Flesh Color and Pink: Portrait of Mrs. Frances Leyland, 1871–74. Oil on canvas, 77 1/8 x 40 ¼ inches. The Frick Collection, New York. Photo: Michael Bodycomb

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)  Arrangement in Brown and Black: Portrait of Miss Rosa Corder, 1876-1878 oil on canvas (lined) 75 3/4 in. x 36 3/8 in. (192.41 cm x 92.39 cm) Henry Clay Frick Bequest. Accession number: 1914.1.134

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903). Arrangement in Brown and Black: Portrait of Miss Rosa Corder, 1876-78. Oil on canvas (lined), 75 ¾ x 36 3/8 inches. The Frick Collection, New York. Photo: Michael Bodycomb

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)  Arrangement in Black and Gold: Comte Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac, 1891-1892 oil on canvas 82 1/8 in. x 36 1/8 in. (208.6 cm x 91.76 cm) Henry Clay Frick Bequest. Accession number: 1914.1.131

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903). Arrangement in Black and Gold: Comte Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac, 1891–92. Oil on canvas, 82 1/8 x 36 1/8 inches. The Frick Collection, New York. Photo: Michael Bodycomb

Images courtesy The Frick Collection