The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0695
Model in armchair
Date
Model in armchair is only known from an exhibition in 1904 to which it was lent by Howard Mansfield (1849-1938). 1 It has not been located.
A seated lady, Whereabouts Unknown
Study: Seated Figure, Freer Gallery of Art
However, the title suggests it may have been similar to such drawings as A seated lady m0692 and Study: Seated Figure m0694, which date from about 1878.
The drawing is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 695).
Images
Model in armchair, whereabouts unknown
A seated lady, Whereabouts Unknown
Study: Seated Figure, Freer Gallery of Art
Subject
Sitter
Unknown.
Technique
Technique
Unknown.
History
Provenance
- By 1904: owned by Howard Mansfield (1849-1938).
Exhibitions
- Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Pastels and Drawings: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler, Copley Society, Boston, 1904 (cat. no. 177) as 'Model in Armchair'.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 695) as 'Model in armchair'.
Catalogues 1855-1905
- Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Pastels and Drawings: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler, Copley Society, Boston, 1904 (cat. no. 177) as 'Model in Armchair'.
Notes:
1: Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Pastels and Drawings: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler, Copley Society, Boston, 1904 (cat. no. 177).