The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1691
r.: The Boatmen, Ajaccio; v.: mother and child
Date
r.: The Boatmen, Ajaccio; v.: mother and child dates from 1901.
The Boatmen, Ajaccio, Private Collection
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1691). The entry has been updated.
Images
The Boatmen, Ajaccio, Private Collection
Verso not reproduced.
Subject
Site
The Boatmen, Ajaccio, Private Collection
Ajaccio, Corsica.
Technique
Technique
The Boatmen, Ajaccio, Private Collection
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1691).
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, who sold it on 25 June to a private collector.
- 2000: sold at auction, Sotheby's, London, 6 December 2000 (lot 35) as 'The Boatmen, Ajaccio'.
- 2004: sold at auction, Sotheby's, London, 17 November 2004 (lot 17) as 'The Boatmen, Ajaccio'.
Further details are given in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1688).
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1691) as 'r.: The Boatmen, Ajaccio; v.: mother and child'.
Catalogues 1906-Present
SALE:
- Sotheby's, London, 6 December 2000 (lot 35) as 'The Boatmen, Ajaccio'.
- Sotheby's, London, 17 November 2004 (lot 17) as 'The Boatmen, Ajaccio'.