The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0577
Sketch for hallway of 49 Princes Gate
Date
Sketch for hallway of 49 Princes Gate dates from about 29 March, probably in 1876. The decorations for the staircase were in progress by 24 March 1876. 1
Sketch for hallway of 49 Princes Gate, The Hunterian
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 577); this entry has been revised.
Images
Sketch for hallway of 49 Princes Gate, The Hunterian
Panel from the Entrance Hall at 49 Princes Gate, Freer Gallery of Art
A Chinese lady with a parasol, whereabouts unknown
Design for a Mosaic, Private Collection
The Japanese Dress, Davison Art Centre, Wesleyan University
Subject
Site
Sketch for hallway of 49 Princes Gate, The Hunterian
A design for the hallway at the house of Frederick Richards Leyland (1832-1892) in 49 Prince's Gate, London. The stairway panels are now in the Freer Art Gallery.
Technique
Composition
Sketch for hallway of 49 Princes Gate, The Hunterian
Panel from the Entrance Hall at 49 Princes Gate, Freer Gallery of Art
A design for the hallway at the house of Frederick Richards Leyland (1832-1892) in 49 Prince's Gate, London. One of the panels is reproduced above.
A Chinese lady with a parasol, whereabouts unknown
Design for a Mosaic, Private Collection
The Japanese Dress, Davison Art Centre, Wesleyan University
On the wall at right is a full-length painting of a woman with a large parasol, which does not represent any known painting. The composition is similar to that in several drawings, including A Chinese lady with a parasol m0459, and two later drawings, Design for a Mosaic m1226 and The Japanese Dress m1227. These are thought to be related to designs for a Gold Girl m0461, which was first mentioned in 1872: a subject to which, it appears, Whistler repeatedly returned. 2
Technique
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 577).
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1958: bequeathed by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.
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. 577) as 'Sketch for hallway of 49 Princes Gate'.
- Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (panels, cat. no. 176).
Books on Whistler
- Merrill, Linda, The Peacock Room. A Cultural Biography, New Haven and London, 1998, pp. 183-86, fig. 4.36.
Websites
- The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.
- The Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler, 1855-1903, edited by Margaret F. MacDonald, Patricia de Montfort and Nigel Thorp; including The Correspondence of Anna McNeill Whistler, 1855-1880, edited by Georgia Toutziari. Online edition, University of Glasgow, 2003. GUW #06880.
Notes:
1: Pennell 1908 [more], vol. 1, p. 203.
2: Merrill 1998 [more], pp. 183-84; Merrill suggests the painting was suggested by La Princesse du pays de la porcelaine y050, but that does not include the prominent parasol.