The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler

Date

The Masque dates from 1857. It was drawn in Paris and had arrived in America by April 1857. ¹

It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 217).

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Subject

Description

Described by Whistler's mother, Anna Matilda Whistler (1804-1881), as 'the Masque colored', a drawing that was 'not indecent.' ²

Technique

Technique

Presumably watercolour.

History

Provenance

• 1857: sent by Whistler to his brother William McNeill Whistler (1836-1900).

No further record has been located.

Exhibitions

No exhibitions are recorded.

Bibliography

Catalogues Raisonnés

• MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 217) as 'The Masque'.