The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1372
Girl with arms crossed
Date
Girl with arms crossed dates from 1893/1895.
Girl with arms crossed, The Hunterian
It was catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1372).
Images
Girl with arms crossed, The Hunterian
Subject
Sitter
Girl with arms crossed, The Hunterian
Unidentified. She is similar to the model in A girl carrying a bowl on her head m1371 and A girl in a green toga m1373.
Technique
Technique
Girl with arms crossed, The Hunterian
The greyish-toned brown paper has a fine vertical grain and tiny gold flecks of stalk, over which the silvery charcoal lines of skirt and stole ripple delicately.
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death in 1903 and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1935: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.
Exhibitions
As far as is known, it was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.
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. 1372) as 'Girl with arms crossed'.
Websites
- The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.