The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1096
Sailing barges on a river
Date
Sailing barges on a river is on the verso of a letter from Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) that dates from 20 April 1886. 1 Neither the letter nor list of Venice etchings relate to the drawing.
Sailing barges on a river, Glasgow University Library
It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1096).
Images
Sailing barges on a river, Glasgow University Library
Subject
Site
Not identified; however, it is possible that this was the river Thames.
Technique
Technique
Sailing barges on a river, Glasgow University Library
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1096)
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death in 1903 and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1955: given to the University of Glasgow.
Exhibitions
It has not been exhibited.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1096) as 'Sailing barges on a river'.
Websites
- The Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler, 1855-1903, edited by Margaret F. MacDonald, Patricia de Montfort and Nigel Thorp; including The Correspondence of Anna McNeill Whistler, 1855-1880, edited by Georgia Toutziari. Online edition, University of Glasgow, 2003-2004. GUW #07059.
Notes:
1: [20 April 1886], #07059.