The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1069
Grey and Silver
Date
Grey and Silver was exhibited in 1885.
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1069).
Images
Grey and Silver, Whereabouts unknown
Subject
Description
The Echo on 2 December 1885 described it as one of two 'seaside' sketches, but the Academy on 19 December 1885 described it as a vertical pastel of a lightly draped model. The minimal title appears more appropriate for a seascape but perhaps the scantily dressed model was walking by the sea.
Technique
Technique
The Academy on 19 December admired this as one of two 'well chosen, and very well placed models'.
History
Provenance
Unknown.
Exhibitions
- 1885: Winter Exhibition, Society of British Artists, London, 1885 (cat. no. 535) as 'Grey and Silver'.
The critic of the Echo, 2 December 1885, referred to two pastel 'seaside' sketches, but the Academy, 19 December, admired two upright pastels of lightly draped models.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1069).
Catalogues 1855-1905
- Winter Exhibition, Society of British Artists, London, 1885 (cat. no. 535) as 'Grey and Silver'.
Newspapers 1855-1905
- [British Artists], Echo, London, 2 December 1885.
Journals 1906-Present
- Wedmore, Frederick, 'The Society of British Artists', Academy, vol. 28, 19 December 1885, p. 417.