The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1430
Sketch of a Lady
Date
Sketch of a Lady was sold in London on 24 April 1895; given the owner, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), it is possible that it dated from the 1870s and was acquired in the early 1880s.
It was catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1430).
Images
Sketch of a Lady, Whereabouts unknown
Subject
Description
Unknown.
Technique
Technique
Unknown.
History
Provenance
- Date unknown: acquired by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900);
- 1895: sold at auction, Wilde sale, Bullock, London, 24 April 1895 (lot 123) as 'A pencil sketch of a Lady', with r.: Maud Franklin; v.: Study of Maud Franklin m0693, and bought by David Croal Thomson (1855-1930).
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1430) as 'Sketch of a Lady'.
Catalogues 1855-1905
SALE:
- Wilde sale, Bullock, London, 24 April 1895 (lot 123) as 'A pencil sketch of a Lady'.