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

 

M.0429
Mrs Leyland seated

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1871/1873
Collection: Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Accession Number: 06.12.6
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 11 3/8 x 7 5/16" (289 x 186 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: '10 3/4 x 6' in unknown hand

Mrs Leyland seated

Provenance

  • 1904: possibly with Frederick Keppel (1845-1912), New York art dealer;
  • 1906: bought by the Carnegie Institute (gift of Andrew Carnegie Fund), 17 October 1906, for $85 less 15%, that is, $72.25.

The earlier provenance is unknown.

Exhibitions

  • 1904: Etchings, Dry-Points, and a Few Drawings by Whistler, Frederick Keppel & Co., New York, 1904 (cat. no. 108) as 'Sketch of a Gown.'

Last updated: 22nd February 2021 by Margaret