The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0010
A man with a beard
Date
A man with a beard dates from when Whistler was in St Petersburg between 1845 and 1847.
A man with a beard, Glasgow University Library
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 10).
Images
A man with a beard, Glasgow University Library
Subject
Description
A man with a beard, Glasgow University Library
At lower right is the head of a man in profile to left. He is nearly bald, but with a bushy beard,
Sitter
Unidentified.
Technique
Technique
It was drawn with a fine pen nib, with some zigzag shading, and lots of short curved lines indicating the beard.
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1958: bequeathed by Miss Philip to the University of Glasgow.
Exhibitions
It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 10) as 'A man with a beard'.
Websites
- Glasgow University Library website.