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

 

M.1275
Black and Red: The Egyptian

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1890/1892
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46151
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 10 7/8 x 7 1/8" (276 x 181 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: r.: 'o' and v.: 'Black and Red' in Beatrice Whistler's hand

Black and Red: The Egyptian

Titles

  • Œuvres de James McNeill Whistler, Palais de l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1905 (cat. no. 129) as 'Black and Red: – The Egyptian'.

The title comes from Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958), but in view of her long association with Whistler, it could be correct. The colour, and the pose of the figure, with the head in extreme profile, have obvious parallels in Egyptian art.

Last updated: 5th June 2021 by Margaret