The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1375
A dancing girl seen from the back
Date
A dancing girl seen from the back dates from 1893/1895.
A dancing girl seen from the back, The Hunterian
It was catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1375).
Images
A dancing girl seen from the back, The Hunterian
Subject
Sitter
A dancing girl seen from the back, The Hunterian
Unidentified.
Technique
Technique
A dancing girl seen from the back, The Hunterian
Bits of charcoal were rubbed to achieve a blurred effect, accentuating the flickering silvery lines.
Conservation History
The paper is a dull grey-brown, fibrous, with small fragments of wood-stalk in it, and a rough 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. 1375) as 'A dancing girl seen from the back'.
Websites
- The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.