The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0444
Study of a Nude
Date
Study of a Nude dates from 1872/1876.
The drawing is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 444).
Images
Study of a Nude, whereabouts unknown
Subject
Description
In 1905 a 'Study of a Nude … black and white chalk on brown paper' was described as 'A nude with the extremities only just indicated. Butterfly signature to right low down.' 1
This could have been Nude standing m0443 although the 'butterfly' is not really Whistler's signature.
Sitter
Unknown.
Technique
Technique
Unknown.
History
Provenance
- By 1905: owned by Sir James Thomas Knowles (1831-1908);
- 1908: possibly sold at auction, Knowles sale, Christie's, London, 27 May 1908 (lot 380) with 'Nude Female Studies' and bought by Parsons, £34.13.0.
Exhibitions
- 1905: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the late James McNeill Whistler, First President of The International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, New Gallery, Regent Street, London, 1905 (cat. no. 168) as 'Study of a Nude'.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 444) as 'Study of a Nude'.
Catalogues 1855-1905
- Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the late James McNeill Whistler, First President of The International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, New Gallery, Regent Street, London, 1905 (cat. no. 168) as 'Study of a Nude'.
Notes:
1: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the late James McNeill Whistler, First President of The International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, New Gallery, Regent Street, London, 1905 (cat. no. 168).