The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler

Date

Sketchbook dates from 1892; it is dated February 17 1892' inside the front cover, and includes letters dated from subsequent months. ¹

B. Whistler, 'Woman seen from the back', Sketchbook, p.11, The Hunterian

J. Whistler, 'A Landscape painting and the plan of a room', Sketchbook, p. 23, The Hunterian

J. Whistler, 'Plan of floor of house', Sketchbook, inside back cover, The Hunterian

It also contains rough sketches by James and Beatrice Philip (Mrs E. W. Godwin, Mrs J. McN. Whistler) (1857-1896).

It was catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1333).

Images

Subject

Site

J. Whistler, 'Plan of floor of house', Sketchbook, inside back cover, The Hunterian

By June 1892 Whistler and his wife had settled in Paris, overseeing the alterations to 110 rue du Bac, and working in a studio at 186 rue Notre Dame des Champs. This drawing may show suggested alterations.

Technique

Technique

B. Whistler, 'Woman seen from the back', Sketchbook, p.11, The Hunterian

Several drawings, including the one illustrated here, are by Beatrice Philip (Mrs E. W. Godwin, Mrs J. McN. Whistler) (1857-1896); this particular drawing is rather like her drawing of Study for 'Rose et argent: La Jolie Mutine' m1326. Clearly Whistler and his wife worked together at times and their drawing styles converged.

History

Provenance

• 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death in 1903 and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
• 1958: bequeathed by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It has not been exhibited.

Bibliography

Catalogues Raisonnés

• MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1338) as 'Sketchbook'.

Websites

• The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.

• The Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler, 1855-1903, edited by Margaret F. MacDonald, Patricia de Montfort and Nigel Thorp; including The Correspondence of Anna McNeill Whistler, 1855-1880, edited by Georgia Toutziari. Online edition, University of Glasgow, 2003-2004, GUW #13558, #13365.