The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1659
A Young Maid, Ajaccio
Date
A Young Maid, Ajaccio dates from 1901.
A Young Maid, Ajaccio, private collection
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1659). Updated provenance is under the HISTORY tab.
Images
A Young Maid, Ajaccio, private collection
Subject
Sitter
A Young Maid, Ajaccio, private collection
Possibly a maid at the Hotel Schweizerhof, Ajaccio, Corsica.
Technique
Technique
A Young Maid, Ajaccio, private collection
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1659).
History
Provenance
UPDATE:
- 1903: In the artist's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1955: sold by Miss Birnie Philip to P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd, London, 25 June 1955;
- 1955: bought by Denys Sutton (1917-1991), London;
- 1991: passed by family descent to a private collector;
- 2013: sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 3 October 2013 (lot 92, repr.).
Exhibitions
It was not exhibited in Whistler's life time.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1659) as 'A Young Maid, Ajaccio'.
Catalogues 1906-Present
SALE:
- Sotheby's, New York, 3 October 2013 (lot 92, repr.).