The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1216
Draped figure with black drapery and red cap
Date
Draped figure with black drapery and red cap may date from 1885/1890 but could date from later.
The work is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1216) as 'Draped figure with black drapery'; the title and date have now been amended.
Images
Draped figure with black drapery and red cap, Whereabouts unknown
Subject
Description
'Draped full length (upright) Black drapery red cap)' was listed by Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) in Whistler's studio at 8 Fitzroy Street in London on 16 February 1901. 1
Technique
Technique
Unknown.
History
Provenance
- 1901: in Whistler's studio at 8 Fitzroy Street.
Exhibitions
- 1886: possibly 'Notes' - 'Harmonies' - 'Nocturnes', Second Series, Messrs Dowdeswell, London, 1886 (cat. no. 48) as 'Flesh-colour and grey – Redcap'.
This is only a faint possibility; see Flesh-colour and grey - Redcap m1091.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1216) as 'Draped figure with black drapery'.
Catalogues 1855-1905
- Possibly 'Notes' - 'Harmonies' - 'Nocturnes', Second Series, Messrs Dowdeswell, London, 1886 (cat. no. 48) as 'Flesh-colour and grey – Redcap'.
Notes:
1: GUL Whistler NB3 (Ledger c), pp. 11-12.