The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1645
Scene in the market, Algiers
Date
Scene in the market, Algiers probably dates from December 1900.
Scene in the Market, Algiers, private collection
It is possible that it is in fact Scene in the Market, Algiers m1646.
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1645). This entry has been amended.
Images
Scene in the market, Algiers, whereabouts unknown
Scene in the Market, Algiers, private collection
Subject
Site
Algiers, Algeria.
Technique
Technique
Unknown.
Scene in the Market, Algiers, private collection
This must have been very like Scene in the Market, Algiers m1646.
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death, and bequeathed to his ward and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
- 1955: sold on 26 October to Colnaghi's, London art dealers;
- 1956: bought on 3 July 1956 by George E. Dix (1912-1999), art dealer with Durlacher Bros, New York.
It is possible that the provenance of this drawing is incorrect, and it is in fact Scene in the Market, Algiers m1646.
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. 1645) as 'Scene in the market, Algiers'.
Catalogues 1906-Present
- Painters of the Beautiful, Durlacher Brothers, New York, 1964 (cat. no. 25) as 'Scene in Market, Algiers'.