The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler

Date

Charles Hanson dates from about 1876. It is dated from the signature.

Charles Hanson, private collection

The drawing is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 587).

Images

Subject

Sitter

Charles Hanson, private collection

The Boy, drypoint, National Gallery of Art, DC 1943.3.8473

Whistler's son, Charles James Whistler Hanson (1870-1935). He posed for The Boy (Charlie Hanson) [145] about the same time.

Technique

Technique

Charles Hanson, private collection

See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 587).

History

Provenance

• 1870s: probably given to the sitter, Charles James Whistler Hanson (1870-1935);
• 1935-1980: passed by family descent to a private collector;
• 1980: sent to auction, Sotheby's, London, 25 June 1980 (lot 183) 'Portrait Study', withdrawn;
• 1980-1995: private collection.

Exhibitions

It was not, as far as is known, 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. 587) as 'Charles Hanson'.