The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1206
A Red Note
Date
A Red Note was exhibited in “Notes” – “Harmonies” – “Nocturnes”, H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1889.
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1206).
Images
A Red Note, Whereabouts unknown
Subject
Description
Unknown. It is possible it was a study of a nude wearing a red cap or scarf.
Technique
Technique
Unknown.
History
Provenance
Unknown.
Exhibitions
- 1889: “Notes” – “Harmonies” – “Nocturnes”, H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1889 (cat. no. 48) as 'A Red Note'.
An unflattering review in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on 3 March 1889 does not help to identify it: 'Two nudes in pastel are incorrect in pose and drawing; incorrect enough to be bad.'
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1206) as 'A Red Note'.
Catalogues 1855-1905
- “Notes” – “Harmonies” – “Nocturnes”, H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1889 (cat. no. 48) as 'A Red Note'.
Newspapers 1855-1905
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, 3 March 1889.