The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0358
r.: Inspiration; v.: A nude with a parasol and a jug
Date
r.: Inspiration; v.: A nude with a parasol and a jug dates from 1867/1870.
r.: Inspiration, The Hunterian
v.: A nude with a parasol and a jug, The Hunterian
The drawing is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 358) dated 'c.1869'.
Images
r.: Inspiration, The Hunterian
v.: A nude with a parasol and a jug, The Hunterian
The White Symphony: Three Girls, Freer Gallery of Art
Subject
Sitter
r.: Inspiration, The Hunterian
v.: A nude with a parasol and a jug, The Hunterian
The model or models have not been identified.
Technique
Composition
v.: A nude with a parasol and a jug, The Hunterian
The White Symphony: Three Girls, Freer Gallery of Art
The drawing on the verso may be a study for The White Symphony: Three Girls y087.
Technique
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 342).
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1935: given to the University of Glasgow.
Exhibitions
It was not, as far as is known, exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.
By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift, the drawing can not be lent for exhibition.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 358) as 'r.: Inspiration; v.: A nude with a parasol and a jug'.
Websites
- The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.