The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1363
Sketchbook
Date
Sketchbook was partly used in Brittany between July and September 1893.
Breton girl, Sketchbook, p. 30, The Hunterian
It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1363).
Images
Two heads in profile, inside front cover, and Waves (or clouds), Sketchbook, p. 1,The Hunterian
Shop with Breton girl, Sketchbook, p. 3, The Hunterian
Unidentified subject, Sketchbook, p. 30, The Hunterian
Harpsichord, Sketchbook, p. 19, The Hunterian
Breton girl, p. 30, Sketchbook, The Hunterian
Two girls with buckets, Sketchbook, p. 31, The Hunterian
Peacock tail feathers, Sketchbook, inside back cover, The Hunterian
Peacock tail feathers, detail, inside back cover, Sketchbook, The Hunterian
Subject
Site
Shop with Breton girl, Sketchbook, p. 3, The Hunterian
Breton girl, p. 30, Sketchbook, The Hunterian
Partly drawn in Brittany, France. After 4 July 1893, Whistler and his wife Beatrice visited Vitré, Lannion and Paimpol for a few days, and each carried notebooks to record accounts, notes and scenes.
Technique
Technique
The drawings are rather like those of Beatrice Philip (Mrs E. W. Godwin, Mrs J. McN. Whistler) (1857-1896) but the writing is Whistler's and it is assumed the drawings are by him.
Conservation History
Shop with Breton girl, Sketchbook, p. 3, The Hunterian
All sheets are browned and some are water-stained.
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death 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 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. 1363) as 'Sketchbook'.
Websites
- The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.