The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0789
Door
Date
Door dates from 1879/1880, and was drawn in Venice; the date is confirmed by the butterfly.
Door, whereabouts unknown
This is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 789). It is known to the author only from a photograph.
Images
Door, whereabouts unknown
Courtyard on Canal; grey and red, St Louis Art Museum
Subject
Site
The site, though the same as that seen in Courtyard on Canal; grey and red m0790, has not been identified.
Technique
Composition
Door, whereabouts unknown
Courtyard on Canal; grey and red, St Louis Art Museum
This appears to be a study for Courtyard on Canal; grey and red m0790.
Technique
This is known only from a photograph in the Whistler Painting Project archives in Glasgow University Library.
History
Provenance
- 1955/1957: sold by Alister Mathews (1907-1985), art dealer, Bournemouth, to a private collector.
No earlier provenance is known. However, it is possible that it was acquired from Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958).
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. 789) as 'Door'.