The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0544
Elinor Leyland
Date
Elinor Leyland dates from 1873/1875.
Elinor Leyland, private collection
The drawing is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 544).
Images
Elinor Leyland, private collection
Subject
Sitter
Elinor Leyland, private collection
Elinor Leyland (1861-1952).
Technique
Technique
Elinor Leyland, private collection
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 544).
History
Provenance
- 1870s: acquired by Whistler's model and partner Maud Franklin (1857-1939);
- 1936: Maud Franklin gave several works by Whistler (which probably included this and Maud on a stairway m0882) to her daughter by Whistler, Ione Franklin Tyler (1877-1951), who died in Sausalito, California;
- 1951: passed to her son Richard Tyler, San Francisco;
- 1984: his estate was bequeathed to his wife, Adelle K.Tyler, and passed to her family, the Barnecuts;
- 1986: bought by Knoedler's, New York dealers;
- 1987: bought by Hope Davis, New York dealer;
- 1988: bought by Elaine Marks and her husband Paul G. Marks (d. 2020), Boston, MA.
Exhibitions
It was not exhibited 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. 544) as 'Elinor Leyland'.