The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1617
A study of trees
Date
A study of trees dates from about 1900.
A study of trees, private collection
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1617).
Images
A study of trees, private collection
Subject
Site
A study of trees, private collection
Unidentified.
Technique
Technique
A study of trees, private collection
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1617).
Conservation History
The sketch was originally laid down on a board with another work on the verso but they were separated in 1980/1981; see Figures outside a doorway m1616.
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death, and bequeathed to his ward and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
- 1943: bought by Colnaghi's, London art dealers, 28 July, and sold to Count Hatvany;
- 1980: sold at auction, Christie's, London 13 June 1980 (lot 12);
- 1981: bought by Dr John Larkin (n/a);
- 1981: sold through Hope Davis, New York art dealer, to a private collector.
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1617).
Exhibitions
It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1617) as 'A study of trees'.
Catalogues 1906-Present
- MacDonald, Margaret F., Notes, Harmonies, and Nocturnes: Small Works by James McNeill Whistler, M. Knoedler and Co., New York, 1984 (cat. no. 125), repr.