The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0334
Three seated women, one with a parasol
Date
Three seated women, one with a parasol dates from 1866/1869.
Three seated women, one with a parasol, whereabouts unknown
It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 334).
Images
Three seated women, one with a parasol, whereabouts unknown
Subject
Description
Three seated women, one with a parasol, whereabouts unknown
Three seated figures, the central one holding a parasol that rests on the ground to right.
Technique
Composition
Three seated women, one with a parasol, whereabouts unknown
It is known only from the reproduction by Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913), who gave it the title 'Sketch for one of the six projects'. 1 However, none of the extant 'Projects' show a group similar to this.
History
Provenance
- 1880s: said to have been given by Whistler to Oscar Wilde (1854-1900);
- Before 1900: said to have been given by Wilde to Mrs Ada Esther Leverson, née Beddington (1862-1933).
- 1911: sold at auction, Sotheby's, London, 27 November 1911 (lot 252) as a 'drawing in chalk of three female figures' and bought by 'Davidson';
- 1912: owned by H. E. Morgan. 2
Whistler was in communication with Wilde between 1881 and 1890. The 1911 sale catalogue records the provenance noted above, but there is no other proof of it.
Exhibitions
There is no record of an exhibition 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. 334) as 'Three seated women, one with a parasol'.
Books on Whistler
- Way, Thomas Robert, Memories of James McNeill Whistler, the Artist, London and New York, 1912, repr. f.p. 100 as 'Sketch for one of the six projects.'
Catalogues 1906-Present
- Sotheby's, London, 27 November 1911 (lot 252).
Notes:
1: Way 1912 [more], repr. f. p. 100.
2: According to Way 1912 [more], repr. f. p. 100.