The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0482
Old Battersea Bridge
Date
Old Battersea Bridge dates from 1872/1873. It shows the Albert Bridge under construction (it was opened in 1873).
Old Battersea Bridge, Private Collection
The drawing is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 482).
Images
Old Battersea Bridge, Private Collection
Blue and Silver: Screen, with Old Battersea Bridge, The Hunterian
Subject
Site
Old Battersea Bridge, Private Collection
The Albert Bridge and Old Battersea Bridge over the Thames in Chelsea, London.
Technique
Composition
Old Battersea Bridge, Private Collection
Blue and Silver: Screen, with Old Battersea Bridge, The Hunterian
This is a study for Blue and Silver: Screen, with Old Battersea Bridge y139.
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1957: sold to Colnaghi's, London art dealers;
- 1958: bought by a private collector;
- Before 1995: bequeathed to a private collector.
It is not known if Whistler managed to keep this at the time of his bankruptcy, or if he or Miss Birnie Philip were able to retrieve it later.
Exhibitions
No exhibition in Whistler's lifetime is recorded.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 482) as 'Old Battersea Bridge'.