The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1073
A woman dancing
Date
A woman dancing dates from 1885/1886.
A woman dancing, The Hunterian
It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1073).
Images
A woman dancing, The Hunterian
Subject
Sitter
A woman dancing, The Hunterian
Not identified.
Technique
Technique
A woman dancing, The Hunterian
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1073).
History
Provenance
- 1903: in the artist's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1935: given to the University of Glasgow.
Exhibitions
It was not, as far as is known, exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.
By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's Gift, this work cannot be lent to another venue.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1073) as 'A woman dancing'.
Websites
- The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.