The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0330
A girl with a pitcher
Date
A girl with a pitcher dates from 1866/1869.
A girl with a pitcher, Way 1912, repr. f. p. 26
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 321).
Images
A girl with a pitcher, Way 1912, repr. f. p. 26
Subject
Sitter
Not identified.
Technique
Technique
A girl with a pitcher, Way 1912, repr. f. p. 26
It is known only from a reproduction. 1 The long lines and repeated outlines appear typical of Whistler's technique in the 1860s.
History
Provenance
- 1912: owned by David A. Kennedy (fl. 1895-1915), New York art dealer.
It is only known from the 1912 reproduction by Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913). 2 No other record has been located.
Exhibitions
None known 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. 330) as 'A girl with a pitcher'.
Books on Whistler
- Way, Thomas Robert, Memories of James McNeill Whistler, the Artist, London and New York, 1912, repr. f.p. 26 as 'Study of a Girl with a Pitcher'.
Notes:
1: Way 1912 [more], repr. f. p. 26.
2: Way 1912 [more], repr. f. p. 26.