The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0745
The Salute; Morning; blue and rose
Date
The Salute; Morning; blue and rose dates from 1879/1880.
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 749).
Images
The Salute; Morning; blue and rose, whereabouts unknown
Subject
Description
Way's image shows that this was a drawing in vertical format, with the diagonal line of a quayside running from the lower right corner to above half-way up the right side. The bay is at left, with, at upper right, the white sails of two small sailing boats. In the distance, there is a row of buildings with the dome of a church in the centre. 1
Site
A view, probably from the Casa Jankowitz in the sestiere of Castello, looking down the Riva degli Schiavoni towards Santa Maria della Salute, in Venice, Italy.
Technique
Technique
Unknown.
History
Provenance
Unknown.
Exhibitions
- 1881: Venice Pastels, Fine Art Society, London, 1881 (cat. no. 40) as 'The Salute; Morning; blue and rose'.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 745) as 'The Salute – Morning; blue and rose'.
Catalogues 1855-1905
- Venice Pastels, Fine Art Society, London, 1881 (cat. no. 40).
Books on Whistler
- Way, Thomas Robert, Memories of James McNeill Whistler, the Artist, London and New York, 1912, thumbnail image repr. f.p. 52.
Notes:
1: Way 1912 [more], thumbnail image repr. f.p. 52.