The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0750
Boats at Venice
Date
Boats at Venice dates from 1879/1880.
It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 750).
Images
Boats at Venice, whereabouts unknown
Subject
Site
Venice, Italy.
Technique
Technique
Unknown. The drawing was rather larger than usual in size.
History
Provenance
- 1902: possibly acquired from Whistler in exchange for a medal by Jeffrey Whitehead (1831-1915) of Newstead, Wimbledon, a partner in the firm of Whitehead & Coles, stockbrokers of 39 Throgmorton Street, London, E. C.
- 1906: sold at auction, Christie's, London, 2 April 1906 (lot 123) as 'Boats at Venice', bought by 'Horne' for £2.10.0.
It is not certain that these two references apply to the same drawing.
In 1902 Ernest George Brown (1851-1915) acted as intermediary, writing to Whitehead on Whistler's behalf on 12 December. However, although Whitehead agreed to return the medal, there is no confirmation of him actually receiving a drawing. 1
Exhibitions
No exhibition is known.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 750) as 'Boats at Venice'.
Catalogues 1906-Present
- Christie's, London, 2 April 1906 (lot 123) as 'Boats at Venice'.
Notes:
1: GUW #01384; Whitehead's reply, 15 December 1902, GUW #01385