The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0995
Clouds and trees
Date
Clouds and trees is drawn on the verso of a partial draft of the Ten o'clock Lecture, which dates from about February 1885. The draft relates to the passage:
'Let him judge a picture historically by the back of the canvass - after the manner of the orthodox Expert. Let him confine himself to inocuous statistics - Let him pick up, pedigrees vouched for by family seals and details behind the frame.' 1
This has nothing to do with the sketch, though it is relevant to research on a catalogue of Whistler's drawings!
Clouds and trees, Glasgow University Library
The drawing is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 995).
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Clouds and trees, Glasgow University Library
Subject
Description
Clouds and trees, Glasgow University Library
A doodle, developed from a deleted line of writing.
Site
Not identified.
Technique
Technique
Clouds and trees, Glasgow University Library
A tiny elaborate doodle, with various forms of shading.
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1955: given by Miss Philip to the University of Glasgow.
Exhibitions
It was not exhibited.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 995) as 'Clouds and trees'.
Notes:
1: Whistler 1890 [more], pp. 19-20.