The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1491
Nude model seated
Date
Nude model seated dates from 1897/1900.
Nude model seated, Whereabouts unknown
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1491).
Images
Nude model seated, Whereabouts unknown
Subject
Sitter
Nude model seated, Whereabouts unknown
Unidentified.
Technique
Technique
Nude model seated, Whereabouts unknown
The figure was outlined multiple times, and the colour is described as including white, pink, brown, red, blue, and yellow.
History
Provenance
- 1897/1900: William Heinemann (1863-1920);
- 1922: Heinemann estate sale, American Art Association, New York, 13 January 1922 (lot 205) as 'Nude Model Seated'.
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. 1491) as 'Nude model seated'.
Catalogues 1906-Present
SALE:
- Heinemann estate sale, American Art Association, New York, 13 January 1922 (lot 205) as 'Nude Model Seated'.