The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler

M.0527
Profile portrait of a young lady

Profile portrait of a young lady

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1873/1876
Collection: Private Collection
Accession Number: none
Medium: chalk, charcoal and pastel
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 10 3/16-10 7/16 x 7 1/2-7 11/16" (259-265 x 191-195 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Date

Profile portrait of a young lady dates from 1873/1876 but was signed about 1890.

Profile portrait of a young lady, Private Collection
Profile portrait of a young lady, Private Collection

The drawing is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 527).

Images

Profile portrait of a young lady, Private Collection
Profile portrait of a young lady, Private Collection

Profile portrait of a young lady, photograph, 1990?
Profile portrait of a young lady, photograph, 1990?

Subject

Sitter

Profile portrait of a young lady, Private Collection
Profile portrait of a young lady, Private Collection

Probably Florence Leyland (1859-1921), but possibly her sister Fanny Leyland (1857-1880).

Technique

Technique

Profile portrait of a young lady, Private Collection
Profile portrait of a young lady, Private Collection

This drawing, including the signature, has been retouched, skilfully, by another hand.

History

Provenance

The early history is unknown and the later provenance is not clear, and the present whereabouts are uncertain.

Exhibitions

It is possible that the drawing was for sale by William Stephen Marchant (1868-1925) in 1903.

Bibliography

Catalogues Raisonnés

Catalogues 1855-1905


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