Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

 

Caprice in Red

Titles

Only one title has been suggested:

  • 'Caprice in Red' (1884, Dowdeswell). 1
  • 'Caprice in Red' (1980, YMSM). 2

The press, perhaps not surprisingly, commented on Whistler's 'great capacity for inventing strange titles for his eccentric productions' including 'Caprice in Red'. 3

Description

Unknown. It is likely that it was a figure study.

Another Caprice in Red [M.1067] was a watercolour, but like this oil it has not been identified. Milly Finch [M.0907] would be a strong candidate for such a 'caprice in red'.

Sitter

Unknown.

Notes:

1: 'Notes' - 'Harmonies' - 'Nocturnes', Messrs Dowdeswell, London, 1884 (cat. no. 64).

2: YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 257).

3: 'Whistler's "Notes," "Harmonies," "Nocturnes," etc. in Bond Street', Fun, 4 June 1884; press cuttings in GUL Whistler PC 6. See also an undated press cuttings labelled 'Globe', [25? May 1884], GUL Whistler PC7, p. 11.

Last updated: 31st December 2020 by Margaret