The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0034
Head of a man
Date
Head of a man, drawn at Christ Church School, Pomfret, CT, between 1849 and 1851, was given to a schoomate, Edward Lawrence Hyde (1835-1917).
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 34).
Images
Head of a man, whereabouts unknown
Subject
Description
Unknown. Photostats of drawings owned by Edward L. Hyde were sent to Joseph Pennell (1860-1926) in 1924 but have not been located.
Technique
Technique
Unknown.
History
Provenance
- 1849/1851: given to Whistler's schoolmate Edward Lawrence Hyde (1835-1917), in Pomfret, CT;
- 1917: bequeathed to his wife Imogine Adell Hyde née Clarke (b. 1847);
- By 1924: according to her niece Mary E. Hyde, Boston, given to her sister in California.
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 34).
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. 34) as 'Head of a man'.