The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0476
River view, the Thames
Date
River view, the Thames dates from 1872/1878.
River view, the Thames, Private collection
The drawing is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 476).
Images
River view, the Thames, Private collection
Subject
Site
River view, the Thames, Private collection
The Battersea shore of the River Thames, seen from Chelsea on the north side of the river.
Technique
Composition
River view, the Thames, Private collection
This is a very rough sketch, possibly done from memory. See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no 476).
History
Provenance
- Date unknown: with Livingstone, Meinhardt and Harlow, New York.
- By 1984: in a private collection;
- 1984: sold at auction, Sotheby, New York, 30 May 1990 (lot 113) as 'View of the Thames', and bought for a private collection.
The early provenance is unknown. See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no 476).
Exhibitions
- It was not exhibited 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 476) as 'River view, the Thames'.
Catalogues 1906-Present
- Sotheby, New York, 30 May 1990 (lot 113) as 'View of the Thames'.