The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1301
Girl seated in profile to the left, with a baby
Date
Girl seated in profile to the left, with a baby dates from 1890/1895.
Girl seated in profile to the left, with a baby, The Hunterian
It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1301).
Images
Girl seated in profile to the left, with a baby, The Hunterian
Subject
Sitter
Girl seated in profile to the left, with a baby, The Hunterian
Probably Rose Amy Pettigrew (1872-1958) and her niece.
Technique
Technique
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1301).
Frame
The backing board bears the stamp of 'E. MARY & FILS / 26, RUE CHAPTAL, PARIS'.
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1958: bequeathed by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.
Exhibitions
It was not, as far as is known, 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. 1301) as 'Girl seated in profile to the left, with a baby'.
Websites
- The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.