The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0385
Four women on a terrace by the sea
Date
Four women on a terrace by the sea dates from 1870/1873.
Four women on a terrace by the sea, The Hunterian
It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 385).
Images
Four women on a terrace by the sea, The Hunterian
Figures by a railing, Art Institute of Chicago
Sea Beach and Figures, Fitzwilliam Museum
Subject
Description
Four women on a terrace by the sea, The Hunterian
Four figures walking or resting on a railing by the sea; the sheet is torn at right, where a partial fifth figure visible.
Technique
Composition
Figures by a railing, Art Institute of Chicago
Four women on a terrace by the sea, The Hunterian
Sea Beach and Figures, Fitzwilliam Museum
Figures by a railing m0382 and this drawing, Four women on a terrace by the sea m0385, are studies for Four women on a terrace by the sea m0385.
Technique
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 385).
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
It was not, as far as is known, exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.
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. 385) as 'Four women on a terrace by the sea'.
Websites
- The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.