The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1082
Harmony in flesh colour and blue
Date
Harmony in flesh colour and blue was exhibited in 1886.
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1082).
Images
Harmony in flesh colour and blue, Whereabouts unknown
Subject
Description
It was a study of a nude or draped figure. The Globe on 14 May 1886 commended the figure's 'beauty of form and graceful movement'.
Technique
Technique
Unknown.
History
Provenance
Unknown.
Exhibitions
- 1886: 'Notes' - 'Harmonies' - 'Nocturnes', Second Series, Messrs Dowdeswell, London, 1886 (cat. no. 17) as 'Harmony in flesh colour and blue'.
The Globe on 14 May 1886 commended the figure's 'beauty of form and graceful movement'.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1082) as 'Harmony in flesh colour and blue'.
Catalogues 1855-1905
- 'Notes' - 'Harmonies' - 'Nocturnes', Second Series, Messrs Dowdeswell, London, 1886 (cat. no. 17) as 'Harmony in flesh colour and blue'.
Newspapers 1855-1905
- Anon., 'Mr. Whistler's Sketches', Globe, London, 14 May 1886, p. 6.