The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0489
Design for wall decorations for Aubrey House
Date
Design for wall decorations for Aubrey House dates from 1873/1874.
Design for wall decorations for Aubrey House, The Hunterian
The design is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 489).
Images
Design for wall decorations for Aubrey House, The Hunterian
Subject
Site
Design for wall decorations for Aubrey House, The Hunterian
Aubrey House, the home of William Cleverly Alexander (1840-1916) in Kensington, London.
Technique
Technique
Design for wall decorations for Aubrey House, The Hunterian
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 489).
History
Provenance
- 1903: possibly in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958), or returned to Miss Birnie Philip after Whistler's death;
- 1958: bequeathed by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.
It is possible this was among works returned to Miss Philip by William Cleverly Alexander (1840-1916).
Exhibitions
There is no record of an exhibition in Whistler's lifetime.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 489) as 'Design for wall decorations for Aubrey House'.
Catalogues 1906-Present
- ホイスラー展. Whistler Exhibition in Japan, Isetan Museum of Art, Tokyo; Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo; Shizuoka Prefectural Museum, Shizuoka, 1986 (cat. no. 47).
Websites
- The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.