The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0394
La Japonaise
Date
La Japonaise may date from the 1870s. It is dated from the title and possible relationship with other Asian subjects. It may have been Woman with parasol m0393.
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 394).
Images
La Japonaise, whereabouts unknown
Subject
Description
It was exhibited in 1903-1904 as 'La Japonaise', which implied that the model carried a fan or parasol. It was described as 'a little study of the nude in sanguine.' 1
Technique
Technique
It was described as being in 'sanguine', which was not usual in Whistler's work, but not unknown. However, it could possibly have been a drawing on brown paper done with a combination of black and brown chalks.
History
Provenance
- 1903: with William Stephen Marchant (1868-1925), London art dealer.
No other provenance has beene established.
Exhibitions
- 1903: Watercolours, Pastels, Drawings in Black and White, Sculptures and Bronzes By British and Foreign Artists Including A Selection of Works by H. B. Brabazon, and A Group of Works by the late James McNeill Whistler, W. Marchant & Co., Goupil Gallery, London, 1903 (cat. no. 199) as 'La Japonaise'.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 394) as 'La Japonaise'.
Catalogues 1855-1905
- Watercolours, Pastels, Drawings in Black and White, Sculptures and Bronzes By British and Foreign Artists Including A Selection of Works by H. B. Brabazon, and A Group of Works by the late James McNeill Whistler, W. Marchant & Co., Goupil Gallery, London, 1903 (cat. no. 199) as 'La Japonaise'.
Journals 1855-1905
- 'London Exhibitions. A Group of Drawings by Whistler', Art Journal, February 1904, pp. 96-98.
Notes:
1: Watercolours, Pastels, Drawings in Black and White, Sculptures and Bronzes By British and Foreign Artists Including A Selection of Works by H. B. Brabazon, and A Group of Works by the late James McNeill Whistler, W. Marchant & Co., Goupil Gallery, London, 1903 (cat. no. 199). 'London Exhibitions. A Group of Drawings by Whistler', Art Journal, February 1904, pp. 96-98.