The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1338
side 2: A house; side 3: an arch; side 4: steps leading up to a wrought-iron balcony
Date
side 2: A house; side 3: an arch; side 4: steps leading up to a wrought-iron balcony were drawn in a letter from M. Joyant of Boussod, Valadon & Cie to Whistler dated 1 June 1892. 1 This is not related to the sketches.
side 2: A house, Glasgow University Library
side 3: An arch, Glasgow University Library
side 4: Steps leading up to a wrought-iron balcony, Glasgow University Library
The sketches are catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1338).
Images
side 2: A house, Glasgow University Library
side 3: An arch, Glasgow University Library
side 4: Steps leading up to a wrought-iron balcony, Glasgow University Library
Subject
Site
side 2: A house, Glasgow University Library
side 3: An arch, Glasgow University Library
side 4: Steps leading up to a wrought-iron balcony, Glasgow University Library
The sketches are probably of houses in Paris, or perhaps suggestions for alterations to the studio.
Technique
Technique
side 2: A house, Glasgow University Library
side 3: An arch, Glasgow University Library
side 4: Steps leading up to a wrought-iron balcony, Glasgow University Library
They were drawn with loose, unco-ordinated lines, and could be by Beatrice Philip (Mrs E. W. Godwin, Mrs J. McN. Whistler) (1857-1896) rather than James.
Conservation History
The sheet is folded, with the sketches on three sides. The paper is slightly darkened, with browned edges.
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death in 1903 and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1955: given 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 'side 2: A house; side 3: an arch; side 4: steps leading up to a wrought-iron balcony'.
Websites
- 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 #00392.
Notes:
1: GUW #00392.