Joanna Hiffernan

Joanna Hiffernan, (sometimes Joanna Heffernan) (* around 1843; † after 1903) was a red haired woman of Ireland, who was a model between 1861 bis 1868 for the painters Gustave Courbet and James McNeill Whistler. She is presented on some famous works.

Joanna Hiffernan, painted by James McNeill Whistler

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  James McNeill Whistler: Symphonie in Weiß Nr. 1, Mädchen in Weiß, 1862]]
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  James McNeill Whistler: Symphonie in Weiß Nr. 2, Mädchen in Weiß, 1864
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  James McNeill Whistler: Symphonie in Weiß Nr. 3, 1865/67
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  Wapping, 1860/64
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  Jo, 1861
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  Weary, 1863
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  The Sleeper, 1863

Joanna Hiffernan, painted by Gustave Courbet

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  Gustave Courbet: La Belle Irlandaise, 1865
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  Gustave Courbet: Le Sommeil, 1866, Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris
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  Gustave Courbet: Portrait de Jo, 1865
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  Gustave Courbet: L’Origine du monde, 1865 (disputed)