The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1609
A draped model reclining with a fan
Date
A draped model reclining with a fan probably dates from about 1900, and was written on the reverse of a fragment of an unrelated letter from Whistler to an unknown recipient. 1 Yhe sofa is seen in drawings from those dates, and particularly around 1900 (see, for instance, Ethel Warwick asleep on a sofa m1604).
A draped model reclining with a fan, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1609).
Images
A draped model reclining with a fan, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Subject
Sitter
A draped model reclining with a fan, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
It is possible this was Ethel Warwick (1882-1951).
Technique
Technique
A draped model reclining with a fan, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1609).
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death, and bequeathed to his ward and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
- 1958: bequeathed by Miss R. Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.
Exhibitions
It was never exhibited.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1609) as 'A draped model reclining with a fan'.
Catalogues 1906-Present
- Spencer, Robin, James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), Nationalgalerie, Berlin, 1969 (cat. no. 103).
- Sutton, Denys, and Martin Hopkinson, ホイスラー展. Whistler Exhibition in Japan, Tokyo, 1987 (cat. no. 76), repr.
Websites
- The Hunterian, University of Glasgow website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.
- 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. GUW #09586.
Notes:
1: Fragment, [June 1896/1897], GUW #09586. The final version of the letter bears a deep mourning border, indicating a date after Whistler's wife died in 1896, and gives the address of 8 Fitzroy Street, Whistler's studio from that date until his death (GUW #09619).