The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1681
Ajaccio
Date
Ajaccio dates from 1901.
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1681).
Images
Ajaccio, whereabouts unknown
Subject
Site
Ajaccio, Corsica. This could be The Work Shop, Ajaccio m1682, Shop, Ajaccio m1683 or Ajaccio m1684.
Technique
Technique
Unknown.
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death, and bequeathed to his ward and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) .
It is not certain which of several possible drawings this was: possibilities include Interior, people m1680, The Work Shop, Ajaccio m1682 and Ajaccio m1684.
Exhibitions
- 1904: Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Pastels and Drawings: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler, Copley Society, Boston, 1904 (cat. no. 151) as 'Ajaccio'.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1681) as 'Ajaccio'.
Catalogues 1855-1905
- Copley Society (ed.), Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Pastels & Drawings: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler, Boston, 1904 (cat. no. 151).