The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0571
On the Beach, Hastings
Date
On the Beach, Hastings dates from about 1875.
On the Beach, Hastings, private collection
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 571).
Images
On the Beach, Hastings, private collection
Subject
Site
On the Beach, Hastings, private collection
The town of Hastings on the English coast. Whistler's mother lived there for some years until her death in 1881.
Technique
Technique
On the Beach, Hastings, private collection
The lines appear a little uncertain and not like Whistler's usual work, but the condition of the pastel makes it hard to assess.
History
Provenance
- 1946: acquired by William Maxwell Reekie (1849-1948) in 1946.
- 1982: sold at auction, Ambleside, Mossop, 5 November 1982 (lot 140) as 'a coastal scene with figures walking on a beach' bought by the Trafalgar Galleries, London, for Hirschl & Adler, New York dealers;
- 1985: at auction, Christie's, London, 15 March 1985 (lot 19, repr.) as 'Figures on a Beach near Cliffs', bought in;
- 1985/1986: bought by W. Wiltshire, London dealer, and sent to the Coe Kerr Gallery, New York;
- 1987: sold at auction, Christie's, New York, 4 December 1987 (lot 199) as 'On the Beach, Hastings', bought by a private collector.
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. 571) as 'On the Beach, Hastings'.
Catalogues 1906-Present
SALE:
- Christie's, London, 15 March 1985 (lot 19, repr.) as 'Figures on a Beach near Cliffs'.
- Christie's, New York, 4 December 1987 (lot 199) as 'On the Beach, Hastings'.