The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler

Date

Interior of a café dates from about 1858.

Interior of a café, private collection

It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 243). This entry has been updated.

Images

Subject

Site

Unknown. This could be in London, Paris, or in the Rhineland, since it resembles some drawings done in Baden-Baden.

Technique

Composition

Despite the title 'Soupe à Trois Sous' given by Christie's, London, 22 June 1962 (lot 13), this is not related to the etching Soupe à trois sous [64].

Technique

Interior of a café, private collection

See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 243).

History

Provenance

• Date unknown: possibly with Walter Dowdeswell (1858-1929), London.
• 1937: probably sold by Maggs Brothers, London, 1937, no. 642 (lot 123).
• Before 1962: acquired by Steven Juvelis (1921-1994), Lynn, Massachusetts;
• 1962: sold at auction, Christie's, London, 22 June 1962 (lot 13) as 'Soupe à Trois Sous';
• 1962: with P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London;
• 1967: Edward Brian Seago (1910-1974), Norfolk;
• 1974: bequeathed to Peter Seymour (fl. 1952), Norfolk, England;
• 1987: sold at auction, Sotheby's, London, 13 May 1987 (lot 85) as 'Interior of a café';
• 1987: in a private collection, London;
• Before 1993: with the Coe Kerr Gallery, New York;
• 1993: sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 23 September 1993 (lot 123);
• 1993: bought by a private collection, Tuxedo Park, New York;
• 2004: sold at auction, Christie's, New York, 27 September 2004 (lot 89);
• 2004: with Mark Borghi Fine Art, Inc., New York;
• 2005: bought by Mark Anthony Hatsis, New York;
• 2018: with Christie's American Art, New York, November 2018.

Exhibitions

No exhibitions are recorded.

Bibliography

Catalogues Raisonnés

• MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 243) as 'Interior of a café'.

Catalogues 1906-Present

• Christie's, London, 22 June 1962 (lot 13) as 'Soupe à Trois Sous'.
• Sotheby's, London, 13 May 1987 (lot 85) as 'Interior of a café'.
• Sotheby's, New York, 23 September 1993 (lot 123).
• Christie's, New York, 27 September 2004 (lot 89).