The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
YMSM 150
Nocturne: Bleu et or
Date
Nocturne: Bleu et or is assumed to date from between 1871 and 1879, when most of Whistler's Nocturnes were painted. 1 It was supposed to be exhibited in the Exposition Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 7th exhibition, Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Champs de Mars, Paris, 1897 (cat. no. 1259), together with Rose and Brown: The Philosopher y472 and Green and Gold: A Shop in Calais y474. However, as Le Figaro reported, at the last minute Whistler decided not to send any works to the show. 2
Images
Nocturne: Bleu et or, Whereabouts unknown
Subject
Titles
Only one title is known:
- 'Bleu et or; – nocturne' (1897, Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts). 3
- 'Nocturne: Bleu et or' (1980, YMSM). 4
The 1980 catalogue changed the punctuation to 'Nocturne: Bleu et or' to conform with other titles.
Description
Unknown.
Site
Unknown.
Technique
Technique
Unknown.
Conservation History
Unknown.
Frame
Unknown.
History
Provenance
- Unknown.
Exhibitions
- Exhibition catalogue Paris 1897 (Société nationale)[more] (cat. no. 1259) as 'Bleu et or; – nocturne' (not exhibited).
Le Figaro reported that, at the last minute, Whistler decided not to send any works to the 1897 show: ‘Or, au dernier moment, et pour des raisons que nous ignorons, M. Whistler s’est abstenu, et il n’est représenté par aucune toile au Champ-de-Mars.’ 5
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 150) as 'Nocturne: Bleu et or'.
Authored by Whistler
- None.
Catalogues 1855-1905
- Exposition Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 7th exhibition, Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Champs de Mars, Paris, 1897 (cat. no. 1259) as 'Bleu et or; – nocturne' (not exhibited).
Journals 1855-1905
- Anon., ‘À travers Paris’, Le Figaro, Paris, 24 April 1897, p. 1.
Monographs
- None.
Books on Whistler
- None.
Books, General
- None.
Catalogues 1906-Present
- None.
Journals 1906-Present
- None.
Websites
- None.
Unpublished
- None.
Other
- None.
Notes:
1: YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 150).
2: Le Figaro, 24 April 1897 [more]. The Exhibition catalogue Paris 1897 (Société nationale)[more], still includes Whistler (misspelt as ‘Whisthler’) and his works.
3: Exposition Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 7th exhibition, Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Champs de Mars, Paris, 1897 (cat. no. 1259).
4: YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 150).
5: Le Figaro, 24 April 1897 [more]. The catalogue still includes Whistler (misspelt as ‘Whisthler’).