The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1638
A man reading
Date
A man reading dates from 1900/1901.
A man reading, private collection
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1638). The provenance has been updated.
Images
A man reading, private collection
Subject
Sitter
A man reading, private collection
Possibly Ronald Murray Philip (1871-1940)
Technique
Conservation History
A man reading, private collection
This sheet may have been taken from a sketchbook.
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death, and bequeathed to his ward and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
- 1956: sold by Miss R. Birnie Philip to Colnaghi's, London art dealers, 11 May 1956;
- 1957: bought on 5 November 1957 by Alister Mathews (1907-1985), art dealer, Bournemouth;
- 1958: sold to Mrs R. W. Weesner, Nashville, 22 January 1958;
- By 2017: passed by family descent to a private collector;
- 2017: art market.
Exhibitions
It was not 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. 1638) as 'A man reading'.