Titles
Only one title has been suggested:
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
