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James McNeill Whistler
(1834-1903, born: Lowell, died: London)
X100763
Sailing Boat
c.1849-51
on paper, unique
Ink and watercolour on paper
support: 102 × 69 mm
frame: 498 × 397 × 21 mm
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous loan and promised gift in honor of Mason Hammond
Provenance:
J.A.M. Whistler, gift; to a classmate Samuel Hammond (1835-1896), by descent to current owner, loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: inscription: r: '4/12'; v: '5'
Place of Manufacture: Pomfret, Connecticut
Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 65) as 'Sailing boat'.
X100841
Lady Playing the Harp
c.1849-51
on paper, unique
Watercolour on paper
support: 118 × 85 mm
frame: 498 × 397 × 21 mm
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous loan and promised gift in honor of Mason Hammond
Provenance:
J.A.M. Whistler, gift; to a classmate Samuel Hammond (1835-1896), by descent to current owner, loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: inscription v: [arithmetic] / '7'
Place of Manufacture: Pomfret, Connecticut
Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 53) as 'Lady playing the harp'.
X100842
Musicians
c.1849-51
on paper, unique
Graphite on paper
support: 84 × 62 mm
frame: 498 × 397 × 21 mm
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous loan and promised gift in honor of Mason Hammond
Provenance:
J.A.M. Whistler, gift; to a classmate Samuel Hammond (1835-1896), by descent to current owner, loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscription: 'Mrs. Whistler / Pomfret.' in ink on verso
Place of Manufacture: Pomfret, Connecticut
Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 46) as 'Musicians’.
X100843
Shoulder Arms
c.1849-51
on paper, unique
Watercolour and graphite on paper
support: 78 × 99 mm
frame: 397 × 498 × 21 mm
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous loan and promised gift in honor of Mason Hammond
Provenance:
J.A.M. Whistler, gift; to a classmate Samuel Hammond (1835-1896), by descent to current owner, loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscription: 'Shoulder Arms'
Place of Manufacture: Pomfret, Connecticut
Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 43) as ''Shoulder Arms''.
X100844
Mr. Frampton uses his Umbrella
c.1850-1
on paper, unique
Ink on paper
support: 123 × 162 mm
frame: 498 × 397 × 21 mm
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous loan and promised gift in honor of Mason Hammond
Provenance:
J.A.M. Whistler, gift; to a classmate Samuel Hammond (1835-1896) Samuel Hammond (1835-1896), by descent to current owner, loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Signature: 'JW'. Inscription: 'Mr Frampton uses his Umbrella!!' and '50'
Place of Manufacture: Pomfret, Connecticut
Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 68) as 'Mr Frampton Uses his Umbrella!!'.
X100845
Counsel of War
c.1849-51
on paper, unique
Ink on paper
support: 66 × 130 mm
frame: 397 × 498 × 21 mm
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous loan and promised gift in honor of Mason Hammond
Provenance:
J.A.M. Whistler, gift; to a classmate Samuel Hammond (1835-1896) Samuel Hammond (1835-1896), by descent to current owner, loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Signature: 'JW.' Inscription: 'Counsel of War.'
Place of Manufacture: Pomfret, Connecticut
Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 71) as 'Counsel of war'.
X100765
Dress Parade (recto)
c.1852
on paper, unique
Graphite, ink and gouache on paper
support: 127 × 83 mm
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Margaret C. Buell, Helen L. King, and Sybil A. Walk, 1970 (1970.121.18)
Provenance:
The artist; to Thomas Winans (date?) until his death in 1878; by descent to his daughter, Celeste Marguerite Hutton, then by descent to her daughter, Elsie Celeste Hutton, to her nieces Margaret C. Buell, Helen L. King, and Sybil A. Walk, to The Met in 1970
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: signed at lower right in ink: J.W.; inscribed at bottom in ink
Place of Manufacture: West Point, NY
Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 99) as 'r.: Dress parade; v.: Cadets at West Point'
X110329
Church Scene
1854-5
on paper, unique
Ink, gouache, graphite and wash on paper
support: 102 × 87 mm
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Margaret C. Buell, Helen L. King, and Sybil A. Walk, 1970 (1970.121.16)
Provenance:
The artist; to Thomas Winans (date?) until his death in 1878; by descent to his daughter, Celeste Marguerite Hutton, then by descent to her daughter, Elsie Celeste Hutton, to her nieces Margaret C. Buell, Helen L. King, and Sybil A. Walk, to The Met in 1970
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks:
Place of Manufacture: unknown
Catalogue Raisonné: not in catalogue raisonné
X110331
After Dinner
1854-5
on paper, unique
Ink on paper
support: 76 × 81 mm
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Margaret C. Buell, Helen L. King, and Sybil A. Walk, 1970 (1970.121.17)
Provenance:
The artist; to Thomas Winans (date?) until his death in 1878; by descent to his daughter, Celeste Marguerite Hutton, then by descent to her daughter, Elsie Celeste Hutton, to her nieces Margaret C. Buell, Helen L. King, and Sybil A. Walk, to The Met in 1970
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscription: 'After Dinner' in album
Place of Manufacture: unknown
Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 155) as 'After Dinner'.
X110333
Jem Bags (recto)
1854-5
on paper, unique
Graphite on paper
support: 97 × 57 mm
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Margaret C. Buell, Helen L. King, and Sybil A. Walk, 1970 (1970.121.19)
Provenance:
The artist; to Thomas Winans (date?) until his death in 1878; by descent to his daughter, Celeste Marguerite Hutton, then by descent to her daughter, Elsie Celeste Hutton, to her nieces Margaret C. Buell, Helen L. King, and Sybil A. Walk, to The Met in 1970
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscription: 'Jem Bugs.' or 'Jem Bags.'
Place of Manufacture: West Point, NY
Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 111) as 'r.: Jem Bugs; v.: female figure'
X100768
Scene from Bohemian Life
1855-7
on paper, unique
Graphite, ink, watercolour and opaque paint on paper
support: 224 × 240 mm
frame: 487.4 × 384.2 × 28.6 mm (19 3/16" × 15 1/8" × 1 1/8")
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of John F. O'Connell, 1956.350
Provenance:
Given by John F. O’Connell, Chicago, to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1956
Note that this object has an incomplete provenance for the years 1933-1945 and we have carried out research and consultation with experts in order to fill the gaps, but no further information has been found. However, this work is in the public domain and has been widely published and exhibited.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Signature: 'J. Whistler.'
Place of Manufacture: Paris
Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 211) as 'Scene from Bohemian life'.
X100593
Head of an Old Man Smoking
1859
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 410 × 330 mm
Paris, musee d'Orsay; Legs Charles Drouet, 1909
Provenance:
Until 1909, in the collection of Charles Drouet, sculptor. In 1909, accepted by the State under the name of the bequest of Charles Drouet to the musée du Luxembourg. Between 1909- 1922, musée du Luxembourg, Paris. Between 1922-25, musée du Louvre, galerie du Jeu de Paume, Paris. In 1925, accessioned to musée du Louvre, Paris. In 1983, transferred to musée d'Orsay, Paris.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Signature: 'Whistler'
Place of Manufacture: Paris
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 25), plate 20, as 'Head of an Old Man Smoking'.
X100640
At the Piano
1858-9
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 676 × 934 mm
frame: 1010 × 1251 × 70 mm
Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Ohio. Bequest of Louise Taft Semple. 1962.7
Provenance:
Created by the artist; purchased by John Phillip, London, 1860. Acquired by Francis Seymour Haden, Woodcote Manor, Hampshire, 1867. (Acquired by Alexander Reid, Glasgow, 1897). Acquired by John James Cowan, Wester Lea, Murrayfield, Edinburgh, 1897; (purchased by Agnew’s, London, May 24, 1899); purchased by Sir Edmund Davis, London, until 1939. (Acquired by Christie's, London); (purchased by M. Knoedler, London and New York, NY, July 7, 1939 (stock no. 99)). (Acquired by Scott and Fowles, New York, NY); purchased by William Tunstall Semple [1881-1962] and Anna Louise Taft Semple [1879-1961], Cincinnati, OH, January 1940; bequest to the Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts, Cincinnati, OH, 1962; transferred to the Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH, September 1, 2006.
Nationality of the Artist: American
Identifying marks: Signature: 'Whistler' or possibly 'J. Whistler'
Place of Manufacture: London
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 24), plate 22, as 'At the Piano'.
X100623
The Coast of Brittany (Alone with the Tide)
1861
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 873 × 1156 mm
frame: 1219 × 1505 × 95.3 mm
The Wadsworth, Hartford, CT. In Memory of William Arnold Healy, Given by his daughter, Susie Healy Camp
Provenance:
Sold by the artist through George John Cavafyto his half brother George W. Whistler, Paris, for 84 pounds, in 1863; to George W. Whistler's widow, Julia Whistler, Paris and Baltimore, in 1869; to her younger daughter, Neva Whistler (Mrs. Ross R. Winans) and her son, Ross W. Whistler, Baltimore, in 1875, to 1905; auctioned at Christie's, London, May 5, 1906, as lot 103; bought by Colnaghi Gallery, London, for 600 guineas; half share in painting sold to Obach, dealers in London, in 1907, to 1909; with the Kraushaar Art Galleries, New York City, from December 1922 to 1925; purchased from the Kraushaar Art Galleries by the Wadsworth Atheneum, through the Healy Fund, in 1925
Nationality of the Artist: American
Identifying marks: Signature: 'Whistler'. Inscription: '1861'
Place of Manufacture: Brittany
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 37), plate 26, as 'The Coast of Brittany'.
X100625
The Last of Old Westminster
1862
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 610 × 781 mm
frame: 936 × 1105 × 95.3 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. A. Shuman Collection - Abraham Shuman Fund
Provenance:
1863, sold by the artist to George John Cavafy (b. 1805 - d. 1891), London; by inheritance to his son, Dr. John Cavafy (b. about 1839 - d. 1901); 1892, sold by John Cavafy to E. G. Kennedy (dealer), Wunderlich Galleries, New York; 1892, sold by Kennedy to Cottier and Co., New York; by 1898, sold by Cottier and Co. to Alfred Attmore Pope (b. 1842 - d. 1913), Farmington, CT; 1913, by inheritance to his daughter, Theodate Pope (Mrs. John W.) Riddle (b. 1867 - d. 1946), Farmington; 1939, sold by Mrs. John W. Riddle to the MFA for $15,000. (Accession Date: January 12, 1939)
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Signature: 'Whistler'. Inscription: '1862'
Place of Manufacture: London
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 39), plate 13, as 'The Last of Old Westminster'.
X05347
Brown and Silver: Old Battersea Bridge
1859-63
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 638 × 760 mm
frame: 923.9 × 1047.8 × 69.9 mm
Addison Gallery of American Art, Philips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. Gift of Cornelius N. Bliss, 1928.55
Provenance:
Alexander C. Ionides, 1865 (commissioned in 1859); wife, Mrs. Alexander C. Ionides, 1890; son, Alexander ("Aleco") Ionides, 1893; with D. Croal Thomson, London, England, by August 1895; H. Thorburn, by 1899; with Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London, England, 1899; Edmund Davis, London, England, January 1899; with D. Croal Thomson, London, England, 1926; with Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London, England, 1928; Lancelot H. Smith, as agent; Thomas Cochran, New York, NY, as agent; Cornelius N. Bliss, Westbury, NY, May 1928; with Addison Gallery of American Art 1928
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: none recorded
Place of Manufacture: London
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 33) as 'Brown and Silver: Old Battersea Bridge', plates 12, 366.
X05522
Wapping
1860-4
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 720 × 1018 mm
frame: 921 × 1235 × 76 mm (36 1/4" × 48 5/8")
National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Hay Whitney Collection, 1982.76.8
Provenance:
George Alfred Lathrop [1819-1877] by 1866; purchased by 1867 by Thomas DeKay Winans [1820-1878], Baltimore;[1] his daughter, Celeste Winans [Mrs. G. M.] Hutton, Baltimore, until at least 1923; Flora MacDonald White, New York; sold 29 September 1928 to John Hay Whitney [1904-1982], Manhasset, New York;[2] deeded 1982 to the John Hay Whitney Charitable Trust, New York; gift 1982 to NGA.
Nationality of the Artist: American
Identifying marks: Signature: 'Whistler.' Inscription: '1861.'
Place of Manufacture: London
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 35) as 'Wapping', plates 23, 368, 376.
X100628
Green and Grey, Channel (The Sea)
1865
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 527 × 959 mm
frame: 733 × 1162 × 83 mm
Montclair Art Museum; Museum purchase; Acquisition fund
Provenance:
Alfred Chapman (1839-1917) , Liverpool, by 1892; John Howard Whittemore (1837-1910), Naugatuck, Connecticut, by 1905; passed to Gertrude Buckingham Whittemore (1874-1941), 1910; lent by the J. H. Whittemore Co., Naugatuck, to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1941-1948; sold at auction, H. Whittemore sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, 19 May 1948 (lot 89), and bought by Mrs George A. Martin (dates unknown) for $25,000; sold by her to the Graham Gallery, New York, 1958; sold by them to the Montclair Art Museum, 1960.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: none
Place of Manufacture: Trouville, France
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 69) as 'The Sea', plate 41; (cat no. 159) as 'Blue and Gold: Channel'.
X100389
The Artist in his Studio
1865-6
painting
Oil paint on paper mounted on panel
support: 622 × 463 mm
frame: 863.6 × 711.2 × 101.6 mm (34" × 28" × 4")
The Art Institute of Chicago, Friends of American Art Collection, 1912.141
Provenance:
James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), 1865/66; Dr. William McNeill Whistler (1836–1900), London, by 1886 [list by James McNeill Whistler, 1886, GUL BP II 8/7, copy in curatorial object file]; consigned to Goupil Gallery, London, December 1896 [letter from James McNeill Whistler to Mrs. William Whistler, undated (December 1896), GUW 07023; letter from James McNeill Whistler to Dr. William Whistler, dated January 2, 1897, GUW 07025]; sold to Douglas William Freshfield (1845–1934), London, by October 1897 [letter from James McNeill Whistler to David Croal Thomson, October 1897, GUW 08443]; with Brown & Phillips, London, 1911; sold to P. & D. Colnaghi and Obach, London, by August 1911 [according to Young, MacDonald, Spencer, and Miles 1980]; partial share sold to M. Knoedler & Co., New York, August 24, 1911 [M. Knoedler & Co. Painting Stock Book 5: 8800-12652, April 1899–December 1911, inv. no. 12505, copy in curatorial object file]; probably consigned to Henry Reinhardt Galleries, New York and Chicago, September 1911 [according to American Art News November 25, 1911, and Young, MacDonald, Spencer, and Miles 1980; exhibited New York 1911]; sold to the Friends of American Art, Chicago, by December 1911 [according to American Art News December 23, 1911]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1912.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Signature: butterfly
Place of Manufacture: London
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 63), plate 37, as 'Whistler in his Studio'.
X100641
Harmony in Flesh Colour and Red
c.1869
painting
Oil paint and wax crayon on canvas
support: 397 × 356 mm
frame: 597 × 635 × 70 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Emily L. Ainsley Fund
Provenance:
1929, J. and H. Rosenheim and Co., Glasgow; April 8, 1929, sale (consigned by J. and H. Rosenheim), Christie's, London, lot 105 [see note 1], to "Pearson." 1930, acquired by Arthur Morrison (b. 1863 - d. 1945), High Beech, Essex, England; March 20, 1946, posthumous Morrison sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 241 [see note 2], to Roland, Browse and Delbanco, London; 1946, sold by Roland, Browse and Delbanco to John Bryson (b. 1896 - d. 1976), Oxford, England; 1960, consigned by Bryson to Durlacher Brothers, New York; 1960, sold by Durlacher Brothers to the MFA for $12,000. (Accession Date: October 13, 1960)
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Signature: butterfly at left edge, probably not by Whistler
Place of Manufacture: not recorded
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 91), plate 65, as 'Harmony in Flesh Colour and Red'.
X100631
Arrangement in Grey and Black, No.1 (Portrait of the Painter's Mother)
1871
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 1443 × 1625 mm
frame: 1855 × 2040 mm
Paris, musee d'Orsay
Provenance:
Painted during the summer of 1871 in Whistler’s studio, 2 Lindsey Row, London. 1891, bought from the artist by the French State for the musée du Luxembourg. Between 1891-1922, musée du Luxembourg, Paris. Between 1922-25, musée du Louvre, galerie du Jeu de Paume, Paris. In 1925, accessioned to musée du Louvre, Paris. In 1986, transferred to musée d'Orsay, Paris.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Butterfly monogram
Place of manufacture: London
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 101) as 'Arrangement in Grey and Black: Portrait of the Painter's Mother', plate 103.
X100632
Variations in Violet and Green
1871
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 615 × 360 mm
frame: 822 × 567 × 66 mm
Paris, musee d'Orsay; Achat avec le concours du Fonds National du Patrimoine et la participation de Philippe Meyer, 1995
Provenance:
1886, in the collection of Sir Charles Mc Laren, later Lord Aberconway. Paul Mellon, Pittsburgh. Scott & Fowles, New York. By 1950, in the collection Macbeth gallery, New York. 1950, in the collection of Caroline Ryan Foulke, Florida. 1987, sale Sotheby's, New York, 28 May 1987, Lot no. 3. Bought 1987, by James Maroney, New York, from Sotheby’s.1995, bought by the national museums with the assistance of the National Patrimony Fund and the participation of Philippe Meyer (Board meeting 09/03/1995, consigned 15/03/1995, arrival on 21/03/1995). 1995, assigned to the musée d'Orsay, Paris.
Note that this object has an incomplete provenance for the years 1933-1945 and we have carried out research and consultation with experts in order to fill the gaps, but no further information has been found. However, this work is in the public domain and has been widely published and exhibited.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Signature: butterfly. Inscription: '71'
Place of Manufacture: London
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 104), plate 69, as 'Variations in Violet and Green'.
X05411
Nocturne: Blue and Gold, Southampton Water
1872
painting
Oil paint on canvas
frame: 844.6 × 1098.6 × 114.3 mm (33 1/4" × 43 1/4" × 4 1/2")
support: 510 × 767 mm
The Art Institute of Chicago, Stickney Fund, 1900.52
Provenance:
The artist, 1872; Alfred Chapman (1839–1917), London, June 1874 [letter from James McNeill Whistler to James Alfred Chapman, June 22, 1874, GUW 11251]. H. Wunderlich and Co., New York, by January 1900 [letter from James McNeill Whistler to John James Cowan, January 6, 1900, GUW 00739]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1900.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Signature: butterfly. Inscription: '187[2?]'
Place of Manufacture: Southampton
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 117) as 'Nocturne: Blue and Gold – Southampton Water'.
X100633
Arrangement in Gray: Portrait of the Painter
c.1872
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 749 × 533 mm
frame: 1006 × 803 × 64 mm
Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Henry Glover Stevens in memory of Ellen P. Stevens and Mary M. Stevens
Provenance:
X100633 Arrangement in Gray: Portrait of the Painter
Provenance: Alexander Ionides. Alecco Ionides. 1895, George McCulloch (London, England); 1907, his widow, Mrs. Coutts Michie; until 1911, William O'Leary Fine Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA). 1911-1934, Henry Glover Stevens (Detroit, Michigan, USA); 1934-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Nationality of Artist: American
Identifying Marks: Signed, at left: [butterfly in circle]
Place of Manufacture: London
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 122), plate 30, as 'Arrangement in Grey: Portrait of the Painter'.
X100650
Portrait of Dr. William McNeill Whistler
1871-3
painting
Oil paint on panel
support: 437 × 348 mm
frame: 736.6 × 647.7 × 76.2 mm (29" × 25 1/2" × 3")
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mary T. Wentworth in memory of her husband, John, 1977.235
Provenance:
c. 1873-February 27, 1900, probably William McNeil Whistler, London (gift from the artist); February 27, 1900-unknown, Mrs. William McNeill Whistler, his widow, London. Unknown-October 19, 1918, Burton Mansfield, New Haven, Conneticut; October 19, 1918-January 28, 1919, Vose Galleries, Boston; January 28, 1919-unknown, William T. Cresmer, Chicago. Dates unknown, Anderson Art Galleries, Chicago. Unknown-December 22, 1935, Mrs. Moses J. Wentworth, Chicago; December 22, 1935-June 20, 1958, Mr. and Mrs. John Wentworth, Chicago; June 20, 1958-July 1977, Mrs. John Wentworth, Chicago and Paris; July 1977-November 1, 1977, estate of Mrs. John Wentworth; given to the Art Institute of Chicago.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: none
Place of Manufacture: London
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 123), plate 76, as 'Portrait of Dr William McNeill Whistler'.
X100393
Arrangement in Black and Brown: The Fur Jacket
1877
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 1930 × 926 mm
frame: 2235 × 1219 × 102 mm
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA, Museum Purchase, 1910.5
Provenance:
By 1878, Jane Noseda [1814-about 1894], London, acquired from the artist as security for a loan; 1878-1879(?), Charles Augustus Howell [about 1840-1890], deposited at Henry Graves & Co., London as security for a loan; by 1890, reacquired by the artist; 1892, offered for sale at various venues on the London art market; (1892, Alexander Reid [1854-1928], Glasgow). By 1898, William Burrell [1861-1958], Glasgow; (1909, Obach & Co., London); (1909, William Macbeth [1851-1917], Macbeth Gallery, New York, NY); 1910, purchased by the Worcester Art Museum.
Nationality of the Artist: American
Identifying marks: Signature: butterfly
Place of Manufacture: London
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 181), plates 124, 404, as 'Arrangement in Black and Brown: The Fur Jacket'.
X100673
Nocturne
c.1870-1877
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 506 × 767 mm
frame: 857 × 1108 × 105 mm
The White House
Provenance:
Purchased from the artist by Otto Goldschmidt, c. 1891. Wife of Otto Goldschmidt acquired by descent through the family. M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York acquired from wife of Otto Goldschmidt, November 9, 1913. Mrs. E.H. Harriman acquired from Knoedler Gallery, January 1914. Mr. and Mrs. W. Averell Harriman (son of E.H. Harriman) acquired by descent through the family, 1932. The White House acquired by gift from Mr. and Mrs. W. Averell Harriman, 1962.
Nationality of the Artist: American
Identifying marks: none
Place of Manufacture: London
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 153), plate 87, as 'Nocturne'.
X100654
Nocturne in Blue and Silver
1872-8
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 445 × 610 mm
frame: 692 × 848 × 67 mm
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Provenance:
James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), the artist; purchased by Henry Graves & Co., London, England, 1878; purchased by Wickham Flower (1835–1904), Great Tangley Manor, Surrey, England; by inheritance to his wife, Elizabeth Weston Flower (née Walton) (1842–1920), London, England; by whom given to the Shakespeare Memorial Gallery, Warwickshire, England by 1908; purchased by Thos. Agnew & Sons, London, England, June 3, 1911; purchased by Knoedler & Co., New York, NY, United States, June 6, 1911; purchased by Arthur Harris Whittemore (1864–1927), Naugatuck, CT, United States, January 12, 1912; bequest, to the J.H. Whittemore Company, Naugatuck, CT, United States; acquired by Harris Whittemore (1894–1974), Middlebury, CT, United States; by descent to his son, John Howard Whittemore (1918–1992), Middlebury, CT, United States; by inheritance to his wife, Priscilla Whittemore (née Stimson) (1922–1998), Middlebury, CT, United States; purchased by the Yale Center for British Art, 1994.
Nationality of the Artist: American
Identifying marks: butterfly signature
Place of Manufacture: London
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 151), plate 150, as 'Nocturne in Blue and Silver'.
X100781
Campanile Santa Margherita
1879-80
on paper, unique
Chalk and pastel on paper
support: 301.6 × 187.3 mm
frame: 463.6 × 323.9 × 19.1 mm
Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, Gift of anonymous donor, 1928.37
Provenance:
J. P. Heseltine, by 1905 (probably by 1886); with Colnaghi, London, England, 1926; with Kennedy and Company, New York, NY, 16 Jul 1926; with William Macbeth, Inc., New York, NY, 11 Feb 1928; Thomas Cochran, New York, NY, 15 Feb 1928; with Addison Gallery of American Art 1928
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Signature: butterfly. Inscription: 'N:39 - 11 1/2 x 6 ½'
Place of Manufacture: Venice
Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 773) as 'Campanile Santa Margherita'.
X100785
Note in Pink and Brown
c.1880
on paper, unique
Charcoal and pastel on paper
support: 298 × 184 mm
frame: 495 × 387 × 32 mm
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 (17.97.5)
Provenance:
Purchased from Colnaghi, London in 1917 by The Met [Harris Brisbane Dick Fund]
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Signature: butterfly
Place of Manufacture: Venice
Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 787) as 'Note in pink and brown'.
X100934
The Palace; White and Pink
1879–80
on paper, unique
Pastel and conté crayon on paper
support: 197 × 300 mm
frame: 419 × 521 × 51 mm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Paul Mellon Fund and Patrons' Permanent Fund, 2012.72.1
Provenance:
Louisine and Henry O. Havemeyer; by descent to their daughter Adaline Havemeyer Frelinghuysen,Morristown, NJ; by descent to her son The Honorable Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen; by descent to his son Peter Frelinghuysen; (Doyle, New York, 2012); (Thomas Colville Fine Art, Guilford, CT, 2012); purchased by NGA, 2012.
Nationality of the Artist: American
Identifying marks: Signature: butterfly
Place of Manufacture: Venice
Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 758) as 'The Palace; white and pink'.
X101493
Gold and Brown: Dordrecht
c.1884
on paper, unique
Watercolour on paper
support: 125 × 214 mm
frame: 362 × 448 × 38 mm
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966 (67.55.150 recto)
Provenance:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966
Note that this object has an incomplete provenance for the years 1933-1945 and we have carried out research and consultation with experts in order to fill the gaps, but no further information has been found. However, this work is in the public domain and has been widely published and exhibited.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Signature: butterfly. Inscription: v.: 'No34y.' and '67.55.150' in unknown hands
Place of Manufacture: Dordrecht
Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 968) as 'r.: Gold and Brown: Dordrecht; v.: Dordrecht'.
X102858
The Chelsea Girl
1884
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 1651 × 889 mm
frame: 1988 × 1120 × 67 mm
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2014.41
Provenance:
Given by the Artist to Alexander J. Cassatt [1839-1906], Philadelphia, PA, 1886; by descent to Elsie Cassatt Stewart [1875-1931] (his daughter), 1906; to Doris Stewart Wear [1910-2003] (her daughter), Penllyn, PA and Ceciltown, MD, by 1931; given to the children of Doris Stewart Wear and William Potter Wear, Cecilton, MD, by 1960; to Priscilla Wear Ellsworth, New York, NY, by 1993; to (Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, NY), 1999; purchased by Melnyk Collection, 1999; to (Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, NY); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2014
Nationality of the Artist: American
Identifying marks: none
Place of Manufacture: London
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 314), plate 200, as 'The Chelsea Girl'.
X100658
Arrangement in Black (The Lady in the Yellow Buskin)
1882-5
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 2184 × 1105 mm
frame: 2489 × 1416 × 70 mm
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Purchased with the W. P. Wilstach Fund, W1895-1-11
Provenance:
Purchased from the artist by Alexander Reid (1854-1928) (dealer), Glasgow, 1892; purchased by the City of Philadelphia with the W. P. Wilstach on behalf of the PMA, Philadelphia, November 30, 1895.
Nationality of the Artist: American
Identifying marks: none
Place of Manufacture: London
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 242), plate 170, as 'Arrangement in Black: La Dame au brodequin jaune – Portrait of Lady Archibald Campbell'.
X100787
Green and White - Dieppe
c.1885
on paper, unique
Watercolour and gouache on paper
support: 124 × 216 mm
frame: 390.5 × 517.5 × 25.4 mm
Yale Center for British Art, Given in memory of John B. Oliver, Yale BA 1941, by his Widow and Children
Provenance:
James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), the artist, circa 1885; sale, H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, March 1889 (lot 41); John B. Oliver (1919–2010); by inheritance to Nancy N. Oliver; by whom given to the Yale Center for British Art, 2011.
Nationality of the Artist: American
Identifying marks: none
Place of Manufacture: Dieppe, France
Catalogue Raisonné: not in cat. rais.
X101495
The Steps, Amsterdam
1889
on paper, print
Etching and drypoint on paper
plate: 237 × 164 mm
frame: 591 × 438 × 51 mm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook, 1987.41.75
Provenance:
Joshua Hutchinson [c. 1829-1891], London, (Lugt 2921); Sotheby's, 3 March 1892 (lot347); (Deprez & Gutekunst). Given by John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook to theNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987.
Note that this object has an incomplete provenance for the years 1933-1945 and we have carried out research and consultation with experts to fill the gaps, but no further information has been found. However, this work is in the public domain and has been widely published and exhibited.
Nationality of the Artist: American
Identifying marks: Signed: butterfly at upper left
Place of Manufacture: Amsterdam
Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald 2012, no. 452, state iv/v
X05416
By the Balcony
1896
on paper, print
Transfer lithograph with stumping and scraping, on paper
image: 217 × 142 mm
frame: 487.4 × 384.2 × 28.6 mm (19 3/16" × 15 1/8" × 1 1/8")
support: 286 × 222 mm
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Crown Family in honor of James N. Wood, 2004.659
Provenance:
Howard Mansfield (1849–1938), New York [Lugt 1342, verso, lower right; initialed verso, bottom, in graphite]; sold through Arthur H. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (1864–1927), Naugatuck, CT, 1919 [Lugt 1384a, verso, center]; sold through David Tunick, Inc., New York, to Arie and Ida Crown Memorial (founded 1947), Chicago, 1983; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2004
Note that this object has an incomplete provenance for the years 1933-1945 and we have carried out research and consultation with experts in order to fill the gaps, but no further information has been found. However, this work is in the public domain and has been widely published and exhibited.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Signature: printed butterfly, upper right
Place of Manufacture: London
Catalogue Raisonné: The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler: The Digital Edition, Cat. 160 By the Balcony, 1896
X100947
The Siesta
1896
on paper, print
Transfer lithograph with stumping on paper
image: 139 × 214 mm
support: 219 × 287 mm
frame: 384 × 486 × 29 mm
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Crown Family in honor of James N. Wood, 2004.658
Provenance:
Howard Mansfield (1849–1938), New York [Lugt 1342, verso, lower right; initialed verso, bottom, in graphite]; sold through Arthur H. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (1864–1927), Naugatuck, CT, 1919 [Lugt 1384a, verso, center]; sold through David Tunick, Inc., New York, to Arie and Ida Crown Memorial (founded 1947), Chicago, 1983; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2004
Note that this object has an incomplete provenance for the years 1933-1945 and we have carried out research and consultation with experts in order to fill the gaps, but no further information has been found. However, this work is in the public domain and has been widely published and exhibited.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Signature: printed butterfly, upper left
Place of Manufacture: London
Catalogue Raisonné: The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler: The Digital Edition, Bottom of FormCat. 159 The Siesta, 1896
X100675
Gold and Brown: Self-Portrait
c.1896-8
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 625 × 468 mm
frame: 940 × 787 × 114 mm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Edith Stuyvesant Gerry, 1959.3.2
Provenance:
Sold by 1900 to George W. Vanderbilt [1862-1914], Asheville, North Carolina, but retained in Whistler's studio until probably 1904; bequeathed 1914 to Vanderbilt's widow, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser Vanderbilt [later Mrs. Peter G. Gerry, d. 1958], Asheville, North Carolina, and Providence, Rhode Island; by descent gift 1959 to NGA.
Nationality of the Artist: American
Identifying marks: Signature: butterfly
Place of Manufacture: London
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 462), plate 296, as 'Gold and Brown'.
X101496
Marsh in Zeeland
c.1900
on paper, unique
Watercolour and gouache on paper
support: 149 × 252 mm
frame: 387 × 489 × 51 mm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Bequest of James Parmelee), 2015.19.509
Provenance:
James Parmelee, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1941; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art
Note that this object has an incomplete provenance for the years 1933-1945 and we have carried out research and consultation with experts to fill the gaps, but no further information has been found. However, this work is in the public domain and has been widely published and exhibited.
Nationality of the Artist: American
Identifying marks: none
Place of Manufacture: Zeeland, Holland
Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1618) as 'Marsh in Zeeland'.
