The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler

Date

Ajaccio dates from 1901.

Ajaccio, private collection

It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1684).

Images

Subject

Site

Ajaccio, private collection

Ajaccio, Corsica.

Technique

Technique

Ajaccio, private collection

The sheet was probably taken from a sketchbook. See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1684).

History

Provenance

• 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death, and bequeathed to his ward and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
• 1955: bought on 25 June by Colnaghi's, London art dealers, and sold on 14 July to a private collector.

For further details see MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1684).

Bibliography

Catalogues Raisonnés

• MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1684) as 'Ajaccio'.