The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0869
La Dormeuse
Date
La Dormeuse dates from 1882/1885. It is dated from the technique and signature.
La Dormeuse, Thomas Colville Fine Art
This drawing is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 869).
Images
La Dormeuse, Thomas Colville Fine Art
Subject
Sitter
La Dormeuse, Thomas Colville Fine Art
The drawing may show Mary Isabella Cooke (Mrs T. F. McNay) (1840-1906, m. 1865), wife of Thomas Fothergill McNay (1836-1907). It is, however, possible, that it shows Eleanor ('Nora') Ruth McNay (1868-1886) who died prematurely on 30 January 1886. An inscription on the mat indicates that this was drawn at the McNay's house in Upper Grove, South Norwood, London.
Technique
Technique
La Dormeuse, Thomas Colville Fine Art
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 869).
History
Provenance
- By 1919: owned by Alfred Beurdeley (1847-1919), Paris;
- 1920: sold at auction, Beurdeley collection, Petit, Paris, 2-4 June 1920 (lot 377) as 'La Dormeuse'.
- Date unknown: owned by Henry Nazeby Harrington (1862-1937).
- Date unknown: with Scott and Fowles, New York dealers.
- 1993: sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 13 May 1993 (lot 443) and bought by Thomas Colville (n/a), New York art dealer.
Exhibitions
No record of exhibitions in Whistler's lifetime has been found.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 869) as 'La Dormeuse'.
Websites
- Thomas Colville Fine Art, Whistler and His Influence, 27 November 2017, website.