The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1531
Two nudes seated on a sofa, one with a cap and fan
Date
Two nudes seated on a sofa, one with a cap and fan dates from about 1898.
Two nudes seated on a sofa, one with a cap and fan, The Hunterian
It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1531).
Images
Two nudes seated on a sofa, one with a cap and fan, The Hunterian
Flesh Colour and Silver: The Card Players, The Hunterian
Subject
Sitter
Two nudes seated on a sofa, one with a cap and fan, The Hunterian
Probably Eva Victoria Carrington (1887-1979) and Gladys Winifred Carrington (1889-1940).
Technique
Composition
Two nudes seated on a sofa, one with a cap and fan, The Hunterian
Flesh Colour and Silver: The Card Players, The Hunterian
This may be a study for Flesh Colour and Silver: The Card Players y496. Both drawing and oil are unfinished.
Technique
Two nudes seated on a sofa, one with a cap and fan, The Hunterian
The drawing is mainly in black chalk, with several outlines on the figures, and patches of diagonal shading, plus a very few white touches.
Conservation History
The paper is fibrous with large bits of wood-stalk and a light horizontal grain. There are some decaying black spots and, above the middle of the sheet, a hole.
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 known, it was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.
Due to the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift, this work cannot be exhibited elsewhere.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1531) as 'Two nudes seated on a sofa, one with a cap and fan'.
Websites
- The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.