The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1196
Woman in a dress with a long train
Date
Woman in a dress with a long train dates from 1888/1890.
Woman in a dress with a long train, The Hunterian
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1196).
Images
Woman in a dress with a long train, The Hunterian
Subject
Sitter
Woman in a dress with a long train, The Hunterian
Unidentified.
Technique
Technique
Woman in a dress with a long train, The Hunterian
Although this sketch, with its element of caricature, resembles some costume studies by Beatrice Philip (Mrs E. W. Godwin, Mrs J. McN. Whistler) (1857-1896) in the Hunterian, it is also related to drawings by Whistler. Whether by James or Beatrice Whistler, the drawing shows the convergence of their styles in subjects of mutual interest, such as fashion. Beatrice Whistler frequently used a broad nib such as was used here, but it is by no means exceptional in Whistler's work.
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1958: bequeathed to the University of Glasgow.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1196) as 'Woman in a dress with a long train'.
Websites
- The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/ecatalogue/40532.