The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1100
Harper Pennington
Date
Harper Pennington dates from 1886/1887. It is dated from the signature and subject.
Harper Pennington, Pennell 1921, repr. f.p. 202
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1100).
Images
Harper Pennington, Pennell 1921, repr. f.p. 202
Subject
Sitter
Harper Pennington, Pennell 1921, repr. f.p. 202
Robert Goodloe Harper Pennington (1854 or 1855-d. 1920).
Technique
Technique
Harper Pennington, Pennell 1921, repr. f.p. 202
The reproduction by the Pennells is the only known image of this drawing. 1
History
Provenance
- 1886/1887: given to Robert Goodloe Harper Pennington (1854 or 1855-d. 1920).
It was reproduced by E. R. and J. Pennell in 1921 with no owner mentioned. 2
Exhibitions
No exhibition is recorded.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1100) as 'Harper Pennington'.
Books on Whistler
- Pennell, Elizabeth Robins, and Joseph Pennell, The Whistler Journal, Philadelphia, 1921, repr. f.p. 203 as 'Sketch of Harper Pennington'.
Notes:
1: Pennell 1921C [more], repr. f.p. 203.
2: Pennell 1921C [more], repr. f.p. 203 as 'Sketch of Harper Pennington'.