The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1468
A girl in a red cap
Date
A girl in a red cap dates from about 1896.
A girl in a red cap, The Hunterian
It was catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1468).
Images
A girl in a red cap, The Hunterian
Subject
Sitter
A girl in a red cap, The Hunterian
The model has not been identified.
Technique
Technique
A girl in a red cap, The Hunterian
The charcoal lines are confident, illuminated by bright sparks of colour. This drawing and A girl in a green cap and white tunic m1469 are similar in colour, technique and paper.
Conservation History
A commercial board, with a cool, dark brown paper on both sides, with fibres and flecks of wood-stalk, and a chequered grain.
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1935: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.
Exhibitions
It was not, as far as is known, exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.
By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift, the painting 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. 1468) as 'A girl in a red cap'.
Websites
- The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.