The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
YMSM 365
Or et lilas
Date
Or et lilas probably dates from the mid-1880s, and was first exhibited in Paris in 1887. 1
Images
Or et lilas, Whereabouts Unknown
Subject
Titles
Only one title is known:
- 'Or et lilas' (1887, Petit). 2
- 'Or et lilas' (1980, YMSM). 3
The title means gold and lilac.
Description
Unknown. The colours implied by the title, gold and lilac, may suggest a figure study rather than a view, but this is not certain. It is also possible that it showed flowers, but if so, no such subject has survived.
Site
Unknown.
Sitter
Unknown.
Technique
Technique
Possibly oil or watercolour.
Conservation History
Unknown.
History
Provenance
Unknown.
Exhibitions
- 1887: Exposition Internationale de Peinture et de Sculpture, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 1887 (cat. no. 210) as 'Or et lilas'.
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. 365) as 'Or et lilas'.
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1110) as 'Or et lilas'.
Authored by Whistler
- None.
Catalogues 1855-1905
- Exposition Internationale de Peinture et de Sculpture, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 1887 (cat. no. 210) as 'Or et lilas'.
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Unpublished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. 210). YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 365).
2: Exposition Internationale de Peinture et de Sculpture, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 1887 (cat. no. 210).
3: YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 365).