The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler

Date

Resting probably dates from 1888/1889.

Resting, The Hunterian

It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1085), dated '1886/1887'.

Images

Subject

Sitter

Resting, The Hunterian

Not identified.

Technique

Technique

Resting, The Hunterian

See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1085).

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 by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It is likely that this was exhibited in Whistler's lifetime but no such exhibition has been recorded.

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's Gift, this work cannot be lent to any other venue.

Bibliography

Catalogues Raisonnés

• MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1085).

Websites

• The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.