The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1469
A girl in a green cap and white tunic
Date
A girl in a green cap and white tunic dates from about 1896.
A girl in a green cap and white tunic, The Hunterian
It was catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1469).
Images
A girl in a green cap and white tunic, The Hunterian
Subject
Sitter
A girl in a green cap and white tunic, The Hunterian
The model has not been identified.
Technique
Technique
A girl in a green cap and white tunic, The Hunterian
It was drawn in charcoal. Whistler's smudging of pastel was marred by the large bits of wood to left of her head and at her knee. His tentative drawing was further blurred by the rubbing.
A girl in a red cap m1468 and A girl in a green cap and white tunic m1469 are similar in colour, technique and paper.
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. 1466) as 'A girl in a green cap and white tunic'.
Websites
- The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.