The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1023
Caricature of Walter Sickert
Date
Caricature of Walter Sickert dates from 1885.
Caricature of Walter Sickert, Fine Art Society
It is fullycatalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1023).
Images
Caricature of Walter Sickert, Fine Art Society
Subject
Sitter
Caricature of Walter Sickert, Fine Art Society
Walter Richard Sickert (1860-1942).
Technique
Technique
Caricature of Walter Sickert, Fine Art Society
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1023).
History
Provenance
- 1885: acquired by Walter Richard Sickert (1860-1942)
- Date unknown: said to have been owned by the Galerie Ernest Arnold in Dresden, probably under the manager Ludwig Wilhelm Gutbier (1873-1951).
- Date unknown: said to have been owned by Gustav Engelbrecht (b. 1848), Hamburg.
- 1924: sold at auction, Amsler & Ruthardt, Berlin, 28-29 October 1924 (lot 680, repr.).
- 1937: sold at auction, Sotheby's, London, 9 June 1937 (lot 24), bought by 'Ferrars'.
- Date unknown: with Leicester Galleries, London (label).
- 1977: sold at auction, Sotheby's, London, 22 June 1977 (lot 8);
- In or after 1977 : acquired by the Fine Art Society, London.
Catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1023).
Exhibitions
It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1023) as 'Caricature of Walter Sickert'.
Catalogues 1906-Present
SALES:
- Amsler & Ruthardt, Berlin, 28-29 October 1924 (lot 680, repr.).
- Sotheby's, London, 9 June 1937 (lot 24).
- Sotheby's, London, 22 June 1977 (lot 8).