The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0315
Figure for Bridge Picture
Date
Two drawings entitled Figure for Bridge Picture were first exhibited in Mr Whistler's Exhibition, Flemish Gallery, 48 Pall Mall, London, 1874 (cat. nos. 17-18).
Fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 315).
Images
Figure for Bridge Picture, whereabouts unknown
Subject
Sitter
Not identified.
Technique
Composition
This drawing was exhibited with the title, 'Figure for Bridge Picture' but no picture by that title is known. It is likely that it related to a series of drawing of women in classical drapery standing by a railing, such as r.: Draped figures on a bridge; v.: Figures on a balcony m0314.
History
Provenance
This drawing has not been identified or located.
Exhibitions
- 1874: Mr Whistler's Exhibition, Flemish Gallery, 48 Pall Mall, London, 1874 (cat. nos. 17-18) as 'Figure for Bridge Picture'.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 315) as 'Figure for Bridge Picture'.
Catalogues 1855-1905
- Mr Whistler's Exhibition, Flemish Gallery, 48 Pall Mall, London, 1874 (cat. nos. 17-18) as 'Figure for Bridge Picture'.