The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1687
The Tall Tree
Date
The Tall Tree probably dates from 1901.
The Tall Tree, private collection
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1687).
Images
The Tall Tree, private collection
Subject
Site
The Tall Tree, private collection
It is possible that this was drawn in Corsica, or elsewhere in France, but it could have been in London on Whistler's return.
Technique
Technique
The Tall Tree, private collection
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1687).
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1955: bought by Colnaghi's, London art dealers, 25 June, and sold to a private collector in London on 14 July.
Exhibitions
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. 1687) as 'The Tall Tree'.