The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1129
Flower
Date
Flower dates from on or after 4 October 1887. It was drawn on the first side of a sheet containing drafts of a letter from Whistler to Marcus Bourne Huish (1843-1904), and of Whistler's address to Queen Victoria (1819-1901) asking for the title of 'Royal' for the Society of British Artists. These drafts are not related to the tiny drawing. 1
Flower, Glasgow University Library
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1129) dated '1886/7'.
Images
Flower, Glasgow University Library
Note: This is a detail, enlarged, of the small drawing in the margin of p. 1.
Subject
Description
Flower, Glasgow University Library
A stylised multi-petalled flower.
Technique
Conservation History
Flower, Glasgow University Library
The drawing is on side 1 of the folded sheet.
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1955: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.
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. 1129) as 'Flower'.
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 #01194 and sides 2-3, #13432
Notes:
1: Sides 1-2, GUW #01194 and sides 2-3, #13432. The drawing is on side 1.