The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0959
Design for a private view card for Messrs Dowdeswell
Date
Design for a private view card for Messrs Dowdeswell probably dates from May 1884. The Private View for 'Notes' - 'Harmonies' - 'Nocturnes', Messrs Dowdeswell, London, 1884, took place on 17 May. However, it is possible that it was a design for the second show, 'Notes' - 'Harmonies' - 'Nocturnes', Second Series, Messrs Dowdeswell, London, 1886, the private view being on 29 April 1886.
This work is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 959).
Images
Design for a private view card for Messrs Dowdeswell, Whereabouits unknown
Subject
Description
If this was a design for the private view card for Whistler's 1886 exhibition, then the text read as follows:
MR WHISTLER REQUESTS THAT HE MAY HAVE THE HONOR OF THE COMPANY OF -
AT A PRIVATE VIEW OF / PAINTINGS - "VARIOUS" / "NOTES" - "HARMONIES" - "NOCTURNES"
THURSDAY APRIL 29TH
MESSRS DOWDESWELLS GALLERIES / 133. NEW BOND ST. /TWO DOORS FROM THE GROSVENOR GALLERY
[butterfly signature]
"ARRANGEMENT IN BROWN AND GOLD".
Technique
Technique
Unknown.
History
Provenance
- 1884 or 1886: sent to Messrs Dowdeswell, London art dealers.
Exhibitions
It was engraved for the private view of 'Notes' - 'Harmonies' - 'Nocturnes', Messrs Dowdeswell, London, 1884, or for 'Notes' - 'Harmonies' - 'Nocturnes', Second Series, Messrs Dowdeswell, London, 1886 but was not itself for exhibition.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 959) as 'Design for a private view card for Messrs Dowdeswell'.
Websites
- The Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler, 1855-1903, edited by Margaret F. MacDonald, Patricia de Montfort and Nigel Thorp; including The Correspondence of Anna McNeill Whistler, 1855-1880, edited by Georgia Toutziari. Online edition, University of Glasgow, 2003-2004. GUW #08676.