The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler

Date

Kittens dates from about 1873.

Kittens, The Hunterian

It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 554).

Images

Subject

Description

Kittens, The Hunterian

Several studies of a small cat playing with a string.

Technique

Technique

Kittens, The Hunterian

See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 554).

History

Provenance

• 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
• 1935: Given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

There is no record of an exhibition in Whistler's lifetime.

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift, the drawing can not be lent to any other venue.

Bibliography

Catalogues Raisonnés

• MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 554) as 'Kittens'.

Websites

• The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.