The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
YMSM 361
Bleu et or: Honfleur
Date
Bleu et or: Honfleur probably dates from the mid-1880s and was first exhibited in 1887. 1
Grey and Gold: Honfleur, Whereabouts unknown
It is possible it was a watercolour, and should be identified with Grey and Gold: Honfleur m0988, as suggested by MacDonald in 1995. 2
Images
Bleu et or: Honfleur, Whereabouts unknown
Grey and Gold: Honfleur, Whereabouts unknown
Subject
Titles
Only one title is known:
- 'Bleu et or: Honfleur' (1887, Petit). 3
- 'Bleu et or: Honfleur' (1980, YMSM). 4
Description
Unknown.
Site
Honfleur, an old and important port and town in France.
Unfortunately there is no clue as to whether Bleu et or: Honfleur showed the sea, the port, or buildings, though the title might suggest the sea.
Grey and Gold: Honfleur, whereabouts unknown
If Bleu et or: Honfleur is, as is possible, Grey and Gold: Honfleur m0988, then it showed the tall narrow houses along the side of the harbour.
Only two works by Whistler have been identified as done in Honfleur, Grey and Gold: Honfleur m0988, which may indeed be this painting, and a later oil, Brown and Gold: The Curé's Little Class y455.
Technique
Technique
Grey and Gold: Honfleur, Whereabouts unknown
It is not known if this was an oil or watercolour. Recorded watercolours of Honfleur include Blue and Silver: Honfleur m0987 and Grey and Gold: Honfleur m0988 (the only one identified, but as yet unlocated), which may be this work, and is reproduced above.
Conservation History
Unknown.
Frame
Unknown.
History
Provenance
Unknown.
Exhibitions
- 1887: Exposition Internationale de Peinture et de Sculpture, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 1887 (cat. no. 193) as 'Bleu et or: Honfleur'.
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. 361) as 'Bleu et or: Honfleur'.
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 988) as 'Bleu et or: Honfleur'.
Authored by Whistler
- None.
Catalogues 1855-1905
- Exposition Internationale de Peinture et de Sculpture, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 1887 (cat. no. 193) as 'Bleu et or: Honfleur'.
Journals 1855-1905
- None.
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Unpublished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: Exposition Internationale de Peinture et de Sculpture, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 1887 (cat. no. 193). YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 361).
2: MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 988).
3: Exposition Internationale de Peinture et de Sculpture, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 1887 (cat. no. 193).
4: YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 361).