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

 

Gold and Orange: The Neighbours

Gold and Orange: The Neighbours probably dates from between 1895 and 1901, but could possibly have been worked on later. 1


                Gold and Orange: The Neighbours, Freer Gallery of Art
Gold and Orange: The Neighbours, Freer Gallery of Art

It is dated from the technique, subject and composition. It was first exhibited in 1901 but in 1903, shortly before it was sold, Whistler still thought it required 'more touches.' 2

Notes:

1: 'Probably painted 1894/5' in YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 423).

2: 3rd Exhibition, Pictures, Drawings, Prints and Sculptures, International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, Galleries of the Royal Institute, London, 1901 (cat. no. 34); Whistler to Mrs E. K. Johnson, 1 February 1903, GUW #09891.

Last updated: 12th November 2020 by Margaret