The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1636
Ronald Philip sitting in an armchair
Date
Ronald Philip sitting in an armchair dates from 1900/1901.
Ronald Philip sitting in an armchair, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1636).
Images
Ronald Philip sitting in an armchair, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Subject
Sitter
Ronald Philip sitting in an armchair, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Ronald Murray Philip (1871-1940).
Technique
Technique
Ronald Philip sitting in an armchair, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1636).
Conservation History
This is a sheet from a notebook, the torn side at the top, and it is perforated.
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death, and bequeathed to his ward and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
- 1935: given by Miss R. Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.
Exhibitions
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. 1636) as 'Ronald Philip sitting in an armchair'.
Websites
- The Hunterian, University of Glasgow website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.