The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0999
Sketch of 'Arrangement in Black: Portrait of Señor Pablo de Sarasate'
Date
Sketch of 'Arrangement in Black: Portrait of Señor Pablo de Sarasate' dates from March 1885, and was intended for reproduction in the Pall Mall Gazette, but not used.
Sketch of 'Arrangement in Black: Portrait of Señor Pablo de Sarasate', Private Collection
This is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 999).
Images
Sketch of 'Arrangement in Black: Portrait of Señor Pablo de Sarasate', Private Collection
Arrangement in Black: Portrait of Señor Pablo de Sarasate, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh
Subject
Sitter
Sketch of 'Arrangement in Black: Portrait of Señor Pablo de Sarasate', Private Collection
Pablo de Sarasate y Navascues (1844-1908) did not actually pose for the drawing, which showed the oil, Arrangement in Black: Portrait of Señor Pablo de Sarasate y315.
Technique
Composition
Sketch of 'Arrangement in Black: Portrait of Señor Pablo de Sarasate', Private Collection
Arrangement in Black: Portrait of Señor Pablo de Sarasate, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh
This drawing of Arrangement in Black: Portrait of Señor Pablo de Sarasate y315 was sent to Charles Morley (1853-1916) for reproduction in the Pall Mall Gazette. However, Sketch of 'Arrangement in Black: Portrait of Señor Pablo de Sarasate' m0998 was used instead.
History
Provenance
- 1885: probably sent to the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, Charles Morley (1853-1916), who owned it in 1905.
- 1951: with Kennedy, New York art dealers.
- 1990: bought from a private collection by Childs, Boston art dealer;
- 1990: bought from Childs Gallery by a private collector.
Exhibitions
- 1905: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the late James McNeill Whistler, First President of The International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, New Gallery, Regent Street, London, 1905 (cat. no. 182) described as 5 ¼ x 2 ¾", 'Butterfly signature to right at bottom.'
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 999) as "Sketch of 'Arrangement in Black: Portrait of Señor Pablo de Sarasate' ".
Catalogues 1855-1905
- Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the late James McNeill Whistler, First President of The International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, New Gallery, Regent Street, London, 1905 (cat. no. 182).