The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1279
Mother and child
Date
Mother and child dates from 1890/1894.
Mother and child
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1279).
Images
Mother and child
Subject
Sitter
Mother and child
Probably Rose Amy Pettigrew (1872-1958), with her niece.
However, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) suggested that it was Eva Victoria Carrington (1887-1979), who is said to have posed with a baby later in the decade.
Technique
Technique
Mother and child
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1279)..
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1935: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.
Exhibitions
By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's Gift, this work cannot be lent to another venue.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1279) as 'Mother and child'.
Websites
- The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.