The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler

M.0522
Elinor and Florence Leyland

Elinor and Florence Leyland

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1873/1875
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1908.194a-b
Medium: black crayon and chalk
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 11 1/4 x 7" (285-287 x 178 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Date

Elinor and Florence Leyland dates from 1873/1875.

Elinor and Florence Leyland, Freer Gallery of Art
Elinor and Florence Leyland, Freer Gallery of Art

The drawing is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 522).

Images

Elinor and Florence Leyland, Freer Gallery of Art
Elinor and Florence Leyland, Freer Gallery of Art

Subject

Sitter

Elinor and Florence Leyland, Freer Gallery of Art
Elinor and Florence Leyland, Freer Gallery of Art

Elinor Leyland (1861-1952) and Florence Leyland (1859-1921).

Technique

Technique

Elinor and Florence Leyland, Freer Gallery of Art
Elinor and Florence Leyland, Freer Gallery of Art

See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 522).

History

Provenance

The earlier provenance is not known. See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 522).

Exhibitions

It was not, as far as is known, exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

By the terms of C. L. Freer's will, this drawing can not be lent to other venues.

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