The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0417
A nude seated in right profile
Date
A nude seated in right profile dates from 1871/1874. It is dated from the technique and signature.
A nude seated in right profile, The Hunterian
The drawings are fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 417).
Images
A nude seated in right profile, The Hunterian
Subject
Sitter
A nude seated in right profile, The Hunterian
Not identified.
Walter Greaves (1846-1930) drew the same model (pastel, The Hunterian). Both were probably drawn in the life-classes run by Victor Aristide Louis Barthe (b. ca 1839-d.1910) in London.
Technique
Technique
A nude seated in right profile, The Hunterian
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 417).
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1935: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.
Exhibitions
By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift to the University of Glasgow, this drawing cannot be lent to another venue.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 417) as 'A nude seated in right profile'.
Websites
- The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.