The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0362
Three Girls
Date
Three Girls dates from 1869/1874 and was acquired by Frederick Richards Leyland (1832-1892).
It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 362).
Images
Three Girls, Whereabouts unknown
The White Symphony: Three Girls, Freer Gallery of Art
Subject
Description
The White Symphony: Three Girls, Freer Gallery of Art
This may have shown three nude or draped figures as in The White Symphony: Three Girls y087, one standing bent forward to right, a central crouching figure, and one standing at right, facing left.
Technique
Composition
The White Symphony: Three Girls, Freer Gallery of Art
It may have been a study for or sketch of The White Symphony: Three Girls y087.
History
Provenance
- Date unknown: acquired by Frederick Richards Leyland (1832-1892), Liverpool and London;
- 1892: sold at auction, Christie's, London, 28 May 1892 (lot 6) bought by 'Speed', 5 gns.
It is possible that the purchaser was the Francis Elmer Speed (1859-1928), husband of Elinor Leyland (1861-1952).
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 362) as 'Three Girls'.
- Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. nos. 87-88).
Catalogues 1855-1905
SALE:
- Christie's, London, 28 May 1892 (lot 6).