The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0614
Beaker
Date
Beaker dates from 1876/1878. It is a preliminary study for an illustration in a catalogue of the collection of Henry Thompson (1820-1894). 1
Beaker, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 614).
Images
Beaker, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
Beaker, Glasgow Museums
Subject
Description
Beaker, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
A stdy of a beaker, lit from the left and throwing a shadow behind and to right. This is a study for Beaker m0615.
The Thompson catalogue described this beaker as one of two: 'Two Beakers, with expanding necks (companions to the above); ornamented in a similar manner, with the addition of two running bands of flowers. Height, 15 ½ inches.' 2 For the 'above', see Double Gourd Vase and Saucer-Shaped Dish m0613.
The decoration (ornamental bands and stylised flowers, with panels containing the elongated figures of women) is only cursorily indicated.
Technique
Composition
Beaker, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
Beaker, Glasgow Museums
This is an preliminary study for Beaker m0615.
History
Provenance
- 1876/1878: given to Murray Marks (1840-1918), London art dealer;
- 1879: 29 preliminary drawings, 'sketches of blue and white vases, in the collection of Sir H. Thompson' were sold at auction, London, Christie, 7 February 1879 (lot 534) and bought by Pickford Robert Waller (1849-1930) for 1 guinea;
- 1930: bequeathed to his daughter Sybil Christina Waller (1882-1973);
- 1965: 29 drawings were sold at Christie's, London, 12 November 1965 (lot 32A), bought by Julius H. Weitzner (1896-1986), London dealer; 3
- 1969: sold by Knoedler's, New York dealers, to the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute on 19 May 1969.
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. 614) as 'Beaker'.
Authored by Whistler
- Thompson, Sir Henry, A Catalogue of Blue and White Nankin Porcelain Forming the Collection of Sir Henry Thompson. Illustrated ... from Drawings by James Whistler ... and Sir Henry Thompson, London, 1878, final design (27) repr. pl. X.
Notes:
1: Thompson 1878 [more].
2: Thompson 1878 [more], p. 7 (cat. no. 27) repr. pl. 10.
3: Cylindrical Jar m0593, Oviform Vase m0595Bottle m0597, Bottle m0598, Oviform Ginger-Jar with Bell-Shaped Cover m0600, Oviform Vase and Cover m0602, Large Bowl and Cover m0604, Oviform Vase m0606, Oviform Vase m0607, Oviform Vase m0608, Oviform Vase m0609, Double Gourd Vase m0612, Beaker m0614, Beaker m0615, Vase with slightly bulging body and expanding neck m0619, Cylindrical Vase with thick neck m0620, Cylindrical Vase with thick neck m0621, Square Canister with long neck m0623, Square Canister with expanding neck m0625, Globular-shaped Bottle with long neck, and a deep dish m0627, Saucer-shaped Dish m0629, Square Canister with square neck, and saucer-shaped Dish m0630, Plate, Bowl with a cover surmounted by a cup-shaped knob, Globular-shaped Bottle with long neck and Eight-sided Bowl m0632, Bottle of compressed globular form m0635, Treble-Gourd Vase with long neck, and Bowl with scalloped edge m0639, Teapot in the form of a pomegranate m0641, Globular Bottle with long thin neck, Cylindrical-shaped Pot with flat cover surmounted by a knob, and Shallow Bowl m0643, Oviform Pot and cover m0646, Beaker with expanding neck m0648, Oviform Vase and cover m0650.