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

 

YMSM 535
The Black Hat – Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1900/1902
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46383
Medium: oil
Support: canvas
Size: 61.0 x 47.0 cm (24 x 18 1/2")
Signature: none
Inscription: none

The Black Hat – Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip

Titles

Suggested titles include:

  • ‘The Black Hat’ (1960, Arts Council). 1
  • 'The Black Hat – Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip' (1980, YMSM). 2

'The Black Hat – Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip' is the preferred title.

Description

The Black Hat – Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, The Hunterian
The Black Hat – Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, The Hunterian

A half-length portrait of a woman in vertical format. She is in three-quarter view to right. She has dark brown hair and eyes, and wears a black hat with a medium size brim, a black coat with a wide collar and black fur round her neck. She poses against a dark olive green/brown background.

Sitter

Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, photograph, GUL Whistler PH1/34
Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, photograph, GUL Whistler PH1/34

Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) , Whistler's youngest sister-in-law, his ward, executrix and model for many portraits, including The Jade Necklace [YMSM 478], Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip Standing [YMSM 479], Portrait of Miss Philip in Black [YMSM 480], The Black Hat - Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip [YMSM 535] and Portrait of Miss Philip [YMSM 553].

Notes:

1: Young, A. McLaren, James McNeill Whistler, Arts Council Gallery, London, and Knoedler Galleries, New York, 1960 (cat. no. 78).

2: YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 535).

Last updated: 25th November 2020 by Margaret