The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1689
Doorway, Ajaccio
Date
Doorway, Ajaccio dates from 1901.
Doorway, Ajaccio, private collection
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1689).
Images
Doorway, Ajaccio, private collection
Subject
Site
Doorway, Ajaccio, private collection
Doorway, Ajaccio, private collection
Ajaccio, Corsica.
Technique
Technique
Doorway, Ajaccio, private collection
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1689).
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1955: sold on 25 June to Colnaghi's, London art dealers;
- 1957: bought on 2 August by a private collector;
- Date unknown: given to a private collector;
- 1987-1991: on deposit at the Houghton Library, Harvard University.
Further details are given in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1689).
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1689) as 'Doorway, Ajaccio'.