The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0555
Study of a cat
Date
Study of a cat may have dated, like Kittens m0554, from about 1873, but could date from much later, when it was acquired by Howard Mansfield (1849-1938).
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 555).
Images
Study of a cat, Whereabouts unknown
Subject
Description
Unknown.
Technique
Technique
Unknown.
History
Provenance
- By 1907: according to Cary, owned by Howard Mansfield (1849-1938).
- 1949: possibly with Macbeth, New York dealers, and exhibited in James McNeill Whistler Seventeenth Anniversary Exhibition, Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, CT, 1949 (cat. no. 74) as 'Cat'.
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. 555) as 'Study of a cat'.
Books on Whistler
- Cary, Elizabeth Luther, The Works of James McNeill Whistler: A Study, with a Tentative List of Artist’s Works, New York, 19077, p. 231 (cat. no. 523) as 'Study of a Cat (Sketch)'.
Catalogues 1906-Present
- Possibly James McNeill Whistler Seventeenth Anniversary Exhibition, Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, CT, 1949 (cat. no. 74) as 'Cat'.