The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler

Date

Grey Note was first exhibited in the Winter Exhibition of cabinet pictures in oil and water colours, by British and foreign artists, New British Institution, London, 1872 (cat. no. 198).

It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 472).

Images

Subject

Description

It was described as 'harmonious' in 1872, which is not very helpful. ¹

Technique

Technique

It was described as a watercolour. ²

Study for 'Harmony in Grey and Peach Colour', Manchester Art Gallery

Whistler rarely painted in watercolour at this date although there is quite a lot of gouache in Study for 'Harmony in Grey and Peach Colour' m0469 and it is possible that this was the work exhibited.

History

Provenance

• 1872-1874: in the artist's possession.

No further provenance is known.

Exhibitions

• 1872: Winter Exhibition of cabinet pictures in oil and water colours, by British and foreign artists, New British Institution, London, 1872 (cat. no. 198) as 'Grey Note'.
• 1874: Mr Whistler's Exhibition, Flemish Gallery, 48 Pall Mall, London, 1874 (cat. no. 35) as 'A Grey Note' priced £20.0.0.

Bibliography

Catalogues Raisonnés

• MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no 472) as 'Grey Note'.

Catalogues 1855-1905

• Winter Exhibition of cabinet pictures in oil and water colours, by British and foreign artists, New British Institution, London, 1872 (cat. no. 198) as 'Grey Note'.
• Mr Whistler's Exhibition, Flemish Gallery, 48 Pall Mall, London, 1874 (cat. no. 35) as 'A Grey Note' priced £20.0.0.

Journals 1855-1905

• Anon., 'Winter Exhibitions. New British Institution', The Architect, vol. 8, 9 November 1872, p. 256.