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

 

M.1081
The Violet Note

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1885/1886
Collection: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA
Accession Number: P25e5
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 10 1/4 x 6 3/4" (260 x 180 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

The Violet Note

Sitter

Carter suggested that the model was 'Lyse Vazaeti'. 1 No such person has been identified.

The same fan is seen in Blue and Violet. Lapis Lazuli [M.1070], which was also purchased by Mrs Gardner.

Notes:

1: Carter 1925 [more] , p. 103.

Last updated: 27th February 2021 by Margaret