The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler

Date

A woman wearing a scarf, leaning against a rail dates from 1870/1873 and may have been signd in 1874.

A woman wearing a scarf, leaning against a rail, The Hunterian

It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 376).

Images

Subject

Sitter

A woman wearing a scarf, leaning against a rail, The Hunterian

Not identified.

Technique

Technique

A woman wearing a scarf, leaning against a rail, The Hunterian

See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 376).

History

Provenance

• 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
• 1935: given by Miss Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

• 1874: possibly Mr Whistler's Exhibition, Flemish Gallery, 48 Pall Mall, London, 1874.

The butterfly signature suggests that the drawing might have been signed for exhibition at Mr Whistler's Exhibition, Flemish Gallery, 48 Pall Mall, London, 1874, but if so, it has not been identified with known works at that show. The note, 'Paris', suggests it might have been planned for exhibition but no such exhibition has been identified.

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift to the University, the drawing can not be lent to other venues.

Bibliography

Catalogues Raisonnés

• MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 376) as 'A woman wearing a scarf, leaning against a rail'.

Websites

• The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.