The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1110
Or et lilas
Date
Or et lilas was exhibited in 1887.
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1110).
Images
Or et lilas, Whereabouts unknown
Subject
Description
The colours indicated by the title (gold and lilac) are really not very helpful in identifying the subject, though they might indicate a figure study..
Technique
Technique
Unknown. This might have been an oil or watercolour.
History
Provenance
Unknown.
Exhibitions
- 1887: Exposition Internationale de Peinture et de Sculpture, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 1887 (cat. no. 365) as 'Or et lilas'.
The colours, gold and lilac, suggest a figure subject, though whether in watercolour or oil (see Or et lilas y365) is unknown.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1110) as 'Or et lilas'.
- Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 365).
Catalogues 1855-1905
- Exposition Internationale de Peinture et de Sculpture, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 1887 (cat. no. 365) as 'Or et lilas'.