The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1349
r.: The Kitchen Studio Stove; v.: Study of a head, and shading
Date
r.: The Kitchen Studio Stove, The Hunterian
r.: The Kitchen Studio Stove; v.: Study of a head, and shading date from about 1892. They were formerly attributed to James McNeill Whistler but the technique and style of the pen lines suggest the drawings were done by Beatrice Philip (Mrs E. W. Godwin, Mrs J. McN. Whistler) (1857-1896).
v.: Study of a head, and shading, The Hunterian
On the other hand most of the writing on the verso is that of J. McN. Whistler.
The drawings are catalogued as by J. McN. Whistler (though with reservations) in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1349). The entry has now been amended.
Images
r.: The Kitchen Studio Stove, The Hunterian
v.: Study of a head, and shading, The Hunterian
Subject
Site
r.: The Kitchen Studio Stove, The Hunterian
The Whistlers' house at 110 rue du Bac, Paris.
Technique
Technique
v.: Study of a head, and shading, The Hunterian
r.: The Kitchen Studio Stove, The Hunterian
The technique is more like that of Beatrice Philip (Mrs E. W. Godwin, Mrs J. McN. Whistler) (1857-1896) than her husband. See also Fireplace m1348.
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1958: bequeathed by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.
Exhibitions
It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1349) as 'r.: The Kitchen Studio Stove; v.: Study of a head, and shading'.
Websites
- The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.
- MacDonald, M.F., A. Badenoch, et al, 'The Whistlers' Studio Stove', Dining with Jimmy: Recreating Whistler's Menus: food, art, and history, 9 September 2014, website.