The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1061
Portrait of a lady
Date
Portrait of a lady dates from 1885/1888.
Portrait of a lady, Private Collection
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1061).
Images
Portrait of a lady, Private Collection
Note: this image includes reflections that are not part of the drawing.
Subject
Sitter
Portrait of a lady, Private Collection
The inscription suggests that this tiny drawing shows Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) but it is more likely to be her older sister Beatrice Philip (Mrs E. W. Godwin, Mrs J. McN. Whistler) (1857-1896), who was then married to Edward William Godwin (1833-1886).
Technique
Technique
Portrait of a lady, Private Collection
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1061).
History
Provenance
- ca 1890: possibly owned by Charles James Whistler Hanson (1870-1935).
- ca 1955: bought by Alister Mathews (1907-1985), art dealer, Bournemouth;
- In or after 1955: sold to Stewart Huston (d. 1971), Coatesville and Charlestown, NC.
- 1988: sold at auction, Christie's, New York, 30 September 1988 (lot 131) as 'Portrait of a Lady', and bought by a private collector.
If this was owned by Whistler's son, which is possible, then it could have been inherited by his wife Sarah Ann Hanson (b. 1874), née Murray, who died in 1944, and their son Adrian Charles Whistler Hanson (1902-1967).
Exhibitions
There is no record of an exhibition 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. 1061) as 'Portrait of a lady'.
Catalogues 1906-Present
SALE:
- Christie's, New York, 30 September 1988 (lot 131) as 'Portrait of a Lady'.