The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0573
A Snowy landscape
Date
A Snowy landscape dates from about 1875, and is said to have been given to Emilie Venturi (1821–1893).
A Snowy landscape, whereabouts unknown
It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 573).
Images
A Snowy landscape, whereabouts unknown
Subject
Site
A Snowy landscape, whereabouts unknown
The technique and format suggest this was drawn at the same time as Winter landscape m0572; it may represent a landscape near Speke Hall, Liverpool.
Technique
Technique
A Snowy landscape, whereabouts unknown
It is known to the authors only from a photograph, but appears to be similar in technique to Winter landscape m0572.
History
Provenance
- 1870s: possibly given by Whistler to his neighbour Emilie Venturi (1821–1893);
- 1893-1969: passed by family descent to her great-nephew, Wyon James Stansfield (1908-1988);
- 1969: sold at auction, Sotheby's, London, 23 April 1969 (lot 2) as 'A snowy landscape', bought by 'Rhodes' for £680.0.0.
Exhibitions
- 1874: possibly Mr Whistler's Exhibition, Flemish Gallery, 48 Pall Mall, London, 1874 (cat. no. 24) as 'Snow Piece' (but see Winter landscape m0572).
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 573) as 'A Snowy landscape'.
Catalogues 1855-1905
- Possibly Mr Whistler's Exhibition, Flemish Gallery, 48 Pall Mall, London, 1874 (cat. no. 24) as 'Snow Piece'.