The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1529
Eva and Gladys Carrington seated on a sofa
Date
Eva and Gladys Carrington seated on a sofa dates from about 1898.
Eva and Gladys Carrington seated on a sofa, The Hunterian
It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1529).
Images
Eva and Gladys Carrington seated on a sofa, The Hunterian
Subject
Sitter
Eva and Gladys Carrington seated on a sofa, The Hunterian
Eva Victoria Carrington (1887-1979) and Gladys Winifred Carrington (1889-1940).
Technique
Technique
Eva and Gladys Carrington seated on a sofa, The Hunterian
A wide range of colour was applied in dots and longer strokes, sometimes rubbed in, sometimes using the flat end of the pastel. The legs and robe of the girl on the left (Eva, holding a red necklace) have been partly rubbed out. Charcoal lines with alternative poses and draperies are sketched in.
Conservation History
The paper is fibrous, with dots of wood-stalk, but little grain, and is uneven along the top.
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death 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 Philip's gift, this work cannot be exhibited in 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. 1529) as 'Eva and Gladys Carrington seated on a sofa'.
Websites
- The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.