The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1042
Off the Brittany Coast
Date
Off the Brittany Coast dates from about 1885.
Off the Brittany Coast, Private Collection
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1042).
Images
Off the Brittany Coast, Private Collection
Subject
Site
If the title is correct, this view was painted on (or off) the coast of Brittany, France.
Technique
Technique
Off the Brittany Coast, Private Collection
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1042).
History
Provenance
- By 1901: owned by Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935);
- 1935: after his death, passed to Katherine Geddes Benedict (1879-1961);
- 1962: after her death, sold at auction, Sotheby's, London, 21 November 1962 (lot 8) as 'Off the Brittany Coast', bought by Weitzner for Agnew's, London art dealers;
- 1964: bought by a private collector.
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1042).
Exhibitions
- 1904: Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Pastels and Drawings: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler, Copley Society, Boston, 1904 (cat. no. 109) as 'Off the Brittany Coast'.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1042) as 'Off the Brittany Coast'.
Catalogues 1855-1905
- Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Pastels and Drawings: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler, Copley Society, Boston, 1904 (cat. no. 109) as 'Off the Brittany Coast'.
- 100th Anniversary Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1905 (cat. no. 428) as 'Off the Brittany Coast'.
Catalogues 1906-Present
EXHIBITIONS:
- Drawings and Watercolours 1860-1960, T. Agnew & Sons, New Bond Street, London, 1964 (cat. no. 1).
SALES:
- Sotheby's, London, 21 November 1962 (lot 8) as 'Off the Brittany Coast'.