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James McNeill Whistler 1834 - 1903
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- James McNeill Whistler
- Studies for a Portrait (recto) and Study of Crouching Figure (verso): a double-sided drawing
- signed with the artist’s butterfly monogram upper left
- chalk and pastel on paper
- 11 by 7 1/4 in.
- 27.9 by 18.4 cm
- Executed circa 1878.
Provenance
Sale: Sotheby’s, London, April 23, 1969, lot 4, illustrated, title Studies for a Portrait of Mrs. Leyland
Agnew and D’Offay, London
Kennedy Galleries, New York, 1971
Paul Magriel, New York, circa 1977-78
Agnew and D’Offay, London
Kennedy Galleries, New York, 1971
Paul Magriel, New York, circa 1977-78
Exhibited
New York, Kennedy Galleries, Dürer, Rembrandt, Whistler, February 1977, no. 92
New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Notes, Harmonies, Nocturnes, November-December 1984, no. 33, p. 38, illustrated, titled Studies for a Portrait of Mrs. F.R. Leyland (recto) Study of Crouching Figure for “The Three Girls” (verso)
New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Notes, Harmonies, Nocturnes, November-December 1984, no. 33, p. 38, illustrated, titled Studies for a Portrait of Mrs. F.R. Leyland (recto) Study of Crouching Figure for “The Three Girls” (verso)
Literature
Burlington Magazine, April 1969, p. xxiii, illustrated
Margaret F. MacDonald, James McNeill Whistler, Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours: A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven, 1995, nos. 688 and 1390, illustrated pp. 250-51, 502
Margaret F. MacDonald, James McNeill Whistler, Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours: A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven, 1995, nos. 688 and 1390, illustrated pp. 250-51, 502
Condition
This work is in very good condition. It is held in a double-sided mat with Japanese paper tabs. There is some slight rippling to the paper across the center, and a one inch horizontal crease in the skirt of the figure on the left. There is some darkening, possibly adhesive residue, at the top of the image on the reverse.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.