The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0020
The Isle of Wight
Date
Whistler made a number of sketches in rhe Isle of Wight in July 1848, according to his mother Anna Matilda Whistler (1804-1881), but none have been located. 1
Catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 20).
Images
The Isle of Wight, whereabouts unknon
Subject
Site
Sites mentioned include Cook's Castle and Black Gang Chine on the Isle of Wight, on the south coast of England.
Technique
Technique
Unknown.
History
Provenance
Unknown. One may have been sent to Whistler's father, George Washington Whistler (1800-1849). 2
Exhibitions
Unknown.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 20) as 'The Isle of Wight'.
Notes:
1: Diary, New York Public Library.
2: G. W. Whistler to J. Whistler, 9 August and 9 September 1848, GUL MS Whistler W656-57.