The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0569
Souvenir of Nocturne in Blue and Gold – From Westminster bridge
Date
Souvenir of Nocturne in Blue and Gold – From Westminster bridge dates from about 1874. The signature on the recto is of that date but the writing on the verso was added about 1890.
Souvenir of Nocturne in Blue and Gold – From Westminster bridge, Private Collection
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 569).
Images
Souvenir of Nocturne in Blue and Gold – From Westminster bridge, Private Collection
Nocturne: Grey and Gold – Westminster Bridge, Burrell Collection, Glasgow Museums
Subject
Site
The Houses of Parliament and the River Thames.
Technique
Composition
Souvenir of Nocturne in Blue and Gold – From Westminster bridge, Private Collection
Nocturne: Grey and Gold – Westminster Bridge, Burrell Collection, Glasgow Museums
The drawing is a preliminary study for Nocturne: Grey and Gold - Westminster Bridge y145. The sailing boat or barge in the lower right corner was later painted over in the oil.
History
Provenance
- By 1970: from the collection of A. C. J. Wall, sold at auction, Christie's, London, 30 October 1970 (lot 201) as 'From Westminster Bridge -Night', bought byWilliams and Son, London dealers;
- 1970/1973: bought by Davis and Long, New York dealers;
- 1977: bought from a private collection by Hirschl and Adler, New York dealers;
- ca 1977: sold to a private collector.
The early provenance is unknown.
Exhibitions
There is no record of an exhibition 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. 569) as 'Souvenir of Nocturne in Blue and Gold / From Westminster bridge'.