The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1660
A woman's head and a sideboard
Date
A woman's head and a sideboard was found loose in a sketchbook of 1901/1902 but is on different paper and may date from earlier, in the 1890s.
A woman's head and a sideboard, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1660).
Images
A woman's head and a sideboard, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Subject
Sitter
A woman's head and a sideboard, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Not identified.
Technique
Technique
A woman's head and a sideboard, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
It is possible that the head was drawn by Beatrice Philip (Mrs E. W. Godwin, Mrs J. McN. Whistler) (1857-1896).
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.
Exhibitions
It has not been exhibited.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1660) as 'A woman's head and a sideboard'.
Websites
- The Hunterian, University of Glasgow website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.