The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1646
Scene in the Market, Algiers
Date
Scene in the Market, Algiers probably dates from December 1900. Whistler left Algeria in January 1901.
Scene in the Market, Algiers, private collection
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1646).
Images
Scene in the Market, Algiers, private collection
Subject
Site
Scene in the Market, Algiers, private collection
Algiers, Algeria, in North Africa
Technique
Technique
Scene in the Market, Algiers, private collection
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1646).
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;
- 1957: sold to a private collector, 17 April, but returned on 21 December 1958;
- 1959: sold to another collector on 16 January.
- 1967-1970: with A. D'Offay, London art dealer;
- 1971: exhibited by the Fine Art Society, London.
- 1991: bought from a collector in Providence, RI, by a collector in Massachusetts.
It is possible this provenance is slightly misleading, and that it should incorporate the history of Scene in the market, Algiers m1645 in the period of 1955/1957.
For further details see MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1646).
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. 1646) as 'Scene in the Market, Algiers'.
Catalogues 1906-Present
- Spencer, Robin, James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), Nationalgalerie, Berlin, 1969 (cat. no. 108).