The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1325
Tall woman with a short man
Date
Tall woman with a short man drawn on a letter from John Cavafy (1839-1901) to Goupil's (Boussod Valadon & Co.), dated 28 January 1892. The letter is not related to the drawing.
Tall woman with a short man, Glagow University Library
It was catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1325) as possibly by Whistler, but it is more likely to be by Beatrice Philip (Mrs E. W. Godwin, Mrs J. McN. Whistler) (1857-1896).
Images
Tall woman with a short man, Glagow University Library
Subject
Sitter
Unknown.
Technique
Technique
Tall woman with a short man, Glagow University Library
The long, bold lines look more like the work of Beatrice Philip (Mrs E. W. Godwin, Mrs J. McN. Whistler) (1857-1896) than her husband.
Conservation History
It is on a single sheet, torn from a folded sheet of stationery (the torn edge is above the figures). The paper has a slight grain. The sketch was drawn at right angles to the letter on the verso. The sheet has been folded in quarters , and the folds are dirty.
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 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. 1325) as 'Tall woman with a short man'.
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 .