The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0404
r.: A woman holding a potted plant; v.: A woman trailing a scarf
Date
r.: A woman holding a potted plant; v.: A woman trailing a scarf date from 1871/1873, and may have been signed in 1873/1874.
r.: A woman holding a potted plant, The Hunterian
v.: A woman trailing a scarf, The Hunterian
They are fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 404).
Images
r.: A woman holding a potted plant, The Hunterian
v.: A woman trailing a scarf, The Hunterian
Subject
Sitter
Not identified.
Technique
Technique
r.: A woman holding a potted plant, The Hunterian
v.: A woman trailing a scarf, The Hunterian
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 404).
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
As far as is known, it was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.
By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift, this 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. 404) as 'r.: A woman holding a potted plant; v.: A woman trailing a scarf'.
Websites
- The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.