The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1619
r.: The Blacksmith's, Howth; v.: Horse in a stable
Date
r.: The Blacksmith's, Howth; v.: Horse in a stable dates from 1900.
The Blacksmith's, Howth, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Horse in a stable, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1619).
Images
The Blacksmith's, Howth, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Horse in a stable, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Subject
Site
The Blacksmith's, Howth, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
The site is Howth in Ireland, not (as the inscription states) Lyme Regis, England.
Technique
Technique
The Blacksmith's, Howth, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Horse in a stable, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1619).
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death, and bequeathed to his ward and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
- 1958: bequeathed by Miss R. Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.Corcoran Museum of Art
Exhibitions
It was not, as far as is known, 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. 1619) as 'r.: The Blacksmith's, Howth; v.: Horse in a stable'.
Catalogues 1906-Present
- Spencer, Robin, James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), Nationalgalerie, Berlin, 1969 (cat. no. 98).
- Pickvance, Ronald, and Andrew McLaren Young, James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903): An Exhibition of Works from the University of Glasgow Collection, Nottingham, 1970 (cat. no. 38).
- Young, A. McLaren, Glasgow University’s pictures: a selection of paintings, drawings, prints, and other works from the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow [exhibition catalogue, Colnaghi’s], London, 1973 (cat. no. 110).
- Spink, Nesta, and John Holmes, Whistler: The Later Years, [Checklist], Ann Arbor, 1978 (cat. no. 31).
- Sutton, Denys, and Martin Hopkinson, ホイスラー展. Whistler Exhibition in Japan, Tokyo, 1987 (cat. no. 62).
Websites
- The Hunterian, University of Glasgow website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.