The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1340
Study of 'Harmony in Blue and Silver: Trouville'
Date
Study of 'Harmony in Blue and Silver: Trouville' probably dates from early June 1892, when Whistler was urging Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932) to buy pictures owned by John Cavafy (1839-1901). This envelope was sent to Kennedy, as a reminder of the case, in a letter dated 10 June 1892. 1
Study of 'Harmony in Blue and Silver: Trouville', New York Public Library
It was catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1340).
Images
Study of 'Harmony in Blue and Silver: Trouville', New York Public Library
Harmony in Blue and Silver: Trouville, I. S. Gardner Museum
Subject
Site
Study of 'Harmony in Blue and Silver: Trouville', New York Public Library
A rough sketch of Harmony in Blue and Silver: Trouville y064, drawn, however, many years later, in Paris.
Technique
Composition
Study of 'Harmony in Blue and Silver: Trouville', New York Public Library
Harmony in Blue and Silver: Trouville, I. S. Gardner Museum
The sketch shows Harmony in Blue and Silver: Trouville y064.
History
Provenance
- 1892: sent by Whistler to Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932) on 10 June 1892;
- 1927: given by Kennedy to the New York Public Library.
Exhibitions
It has not been exhibited.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1340) as "Study of 'Harmony in Blue and Silver: Trouville' ".
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 #09680.
Notes:
1: GUW #09680.