The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1107
Mother of pearl and silver - Flowers
Date
Mother of pearl and silver – Flowers was exhibited in 1886.
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1107).
Images
Mother of pearl and silver – Flowers, Whereabouts unknown
Subject
Description
Given the title, it is most likely that this was a study of flowers, but it could have been a flower shop or stall.
Technique
Technique
Unknown.
History
Provenance
Unknown.
Exhibitions
- 1886: 'Notes' - 'Harmonies' - 'Nocturnes', Second Series, Messrs Dowdeswell, London, 1886 (cat. no. 64) as 'Mother of pearl and silver – Flowers'.
This could have been flowers, a flower market or shop, or conceivably a figure.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1107) as 'Mother of pearl and silver – Flowers'.
Catalogues 1855-1905
- 'Notes' - 'Harmonies' - 'Nocturnes', Second Series, Messrs Dowdeswell, London, 1886 (cat. no. 64) as 'Mother of pearl and silver – Flowers'.