The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1047
A Grey Note
Date
A Grey Note possibly dated from 1885.
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1047).
Images
A Grey Note, Whereabouts unknown
Subject
Description
It was described in 1905 as 'A stretch of sea shore at low tide, with stranded vessel to right, grey and white cloudy sky.' 1
Technique
Technique
Unknown.
History
Provenance
- 1903: possibly with William Stephen Marchant (1868-1925), London dealer.
- By 1905: owned by Mrs Charles Julius Kino/Knowles (née Louisa Essinger) (b.1850, m.1874).
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1047).
Exhibitions
- 1903: probably Watercolours, Pastels, Drawings in Black and White, Sculptures and Bronzes By British and Foreign Artists Including A Selection of Works by H. B. Brabazon, and A Group of Works by the late James McNeill Whistler, W. Marchant & Co., Goupil Gallery, London, 1903 (cat. no. 35) as 'A Grey Note.'
- 1905: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the late James McNeill Whistler, First President of The International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, New Gallery, Regent Street, London, 1905 (cat. no. 114) as 'A Grey Note'.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1047) as 'A Grey Note'.
Catalogues 1855-1905
- Probably Watercolours, Pastels, Drawings in Black and White, Sculptures and Bronzes By British and Foreign Artists Including A Selection of Works by H. B. Brabazon, and A Group of Works by the late James McNeill Whistler, W. Marchant & Co., Goupil Gallery, London, 1903 (cat. no. 35) as 'A Grey Note.'
- Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the late James McNeill Whistler, First President of The International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, New Gallery, Regent Street, London, 1905 (cat. no. 114) as 'A Grey Note'.
Notes:
1: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the late James McNeill Whistler, First President of The International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, New Gallery, Regent Street, London, 1905 (cat. no. 114).