The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler

Date

Nocturne – Chelsea Shop dates from 1883/1885.

Nocturne – Chelsea Shop, The Hunterian

This work is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 948).

Images

Subject

Site

Chelsea, a district north of the Thames, in London.

Technique

Technique

Nocturne – Chelsea Shop, The Hunterian

See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 948).

Frame

This is one of a small group of framed drawings that came to Glasgow University framed (label of Andre Chenue (fl. 1890s)), and which appear to tally with the rather vague titles used in 1886. However, they might have been framed by Miss Birnie Philip specifically for the 1905 Whistler memorial show. Given its lack of finish, it would have been a surprising choice.

History

Provenance

• 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
• 1935: given by Miss Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

• 1886: possibly 'Notes' - 'Harmonies' - 'Nocturnes', Second Series, Messrs Dowdeswell, London, 1886 (cat. no. 70) as 'Nocturne – Chelsea Shop'.
• 1905: possibly Œuvres de James McNeill Whistler, Palais de l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1905 (178) as 'Une rue le soir'.

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift, this work cannot be lent to another venue.

Bibliography

Catalogues Raisonnés

• MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 948) as 'Nocturne – Chelsea Shop'.

Catalogues 1855-1905

• Possibly 'Notes' - 'Harmonies' - 'Nocturnes', Second Series, Messrs Dowdeswell, London, 1886 (cat. no. 70) as 'Nocturne – Chelsea Shop'.
• Œuvres de James McNeill Whistler, Palais de l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1905 (178) as 'Une rue le soir'.

Catalogues 1906-Present

• Aquarellen, Pastels, Teekingen, Etsen, Lithographien en een Schilderij door James McNeill Whistler, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 1906 (cat. no. 208).

Websites

• The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.