The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1663
A lady seated, reciting
Date
A lady seated, reciting dates from 1901.
A lady seated, reciting, private collection
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1663).
Images
A lady seated, reciting, private collection
Subject
Site
Ajaccio, Corsica.
Sitter
A lady seated, reciting, private collection
Unidentified, possibly the same as A lady reciting m1661.
Technique
Technique
A lady seated, reciting, private collection
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1663).
History
Provenance
- 1903: in the artist's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1957: bought by P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd, London art dealers, on 25 January, and sold on 31 May to Sir David Eccles (1904-1999);
- Date unknown: given to Sir Henry Ashlee Clarke (1903-1994) and Lady Clarke.
- 1994: given by Virginia Surtees (1917-2017) to Richard Dorment (b. 1946), London.
Exhibitions
None known 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. 1663) as 'A lady seated, reciting'.