The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0736
The Large Pool
Date
The Large Pool dates from 1879/1880.
The Large Pool, Whereabouts Unknown
It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 736).
Images
The Large Pool, Whereabouts Unknown
Subject
Site
The Large Pool, Whereabouts Unknown
In the distance is Santa Maria della Salute at the entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice, Italy.
Technique
Technique
The Large Pool, Whereabouts Unknown
This is known only from a photograph. See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 736).
History
Provenance
- Date unknown: possibly owned by Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (b. ca 1829-d.1891).
- Date unknown: said to have bought from Messrs Dowdeswell, London, by Maggs, London dealers;
- 1937: sold at auction, Maggs, London, 1937 (cat. no. 123).
- Date unknown: with Castano, Boston dealers;
- Date unknown: bought by Steven Juvelis (1921-1994), art dealer, Boston, MA;
- 1962: sold at auction, Christie's, London, 22 June 1962 (lot 12) as 'The Large Pool', and bought by 'Rogers'.
Most of the above provenance was suggested by Juvelis. The dates are uncertain. It is however, possible that the sketch was owned by Hutchinson: see Sketch m1327.
Exhibitions
No exhibitions are recorded.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 736) as 'The Large Pool'.
Books on Whistler
- MacDonald, Margaret F., Palaces in the Night: Whistler in Venice, Aldershot and California, 2001.