The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1374
A dancing girl in an orange cap
Date
A dancing girl in an orange cap dates from 1893/1895.
A dancing girl in an orange cap, The Hunterian
It was catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1374).
Images
A dancing girl in an orange cap, The Hunterian
Subject
Sitter
A dancing girl in an orange cap, The Hunterian
Unidentified.
Technique
Technique
A dancing girl in an orange cap, The Hunterian
The charcoal is silvery, softened by the rubbing of the diagonal shading to right. The lines are somewhat tentative. Both legs are vague, and have been lengthened. The feet have been rubbed out and only partly replaced.
Conservation History
The paper is a dark brown, with small bits of wood-stalk and fine fibres, and a vertical grain.
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death in 1903 and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1935: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.
Exhibitions
As far as is known, it was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.
By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's Gift, this work cannot be lent to another venue.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1374) as 'A dancing girl in an orange cap'.
Websites
- The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.