Study in Black and Gold (Madge O'Donoghue)

1883/1884

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a woman sitting on a chair, facing to the side. She has neat hair with a possible headpiece, a long dress with a high collar, and her hands are resting on her lap. The background is dark and indistinct. A faint shape resembling a writing quill or feather is partially visible.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.

Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

E.J. Poole, London; Arnold A. Hannay, Esq., from 1896 until at least 1905. (Scott & Fowles, New York) in 1926. Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Henderson, New Orleans. (M. Knoedler and Co., New York); acquired 1970 by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon; gift 1991 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 224-225, color repro.

1994

  • James McNeill Whistler, Tate Gallery, London; Musée d'Orsay, Paris; National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994-1995, no. 137, as Black and Red or Study in Black and Gold (Madge O'Donoghue).

1999

  • An Enduring Legacy: Masterpieces from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999-2000.

Bibliography

1986

  • Mellon 1986, 119-122, fig. 6.

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p.224.

1994

  • James McNeill Whistler. Exh. cat. Tate Gallery, London; Musée d'Orsay, Paris; National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994-1995: no. 137.

1995

  • MacDonald, Margaret F. James McNeill Whistler: Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours: A Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1995, no. 936.

2000

  • Fine, Ruth et al. O'Keeffe on Paper. Washington, D.C., 2000: 21, pl. 3.

Inscriptions

lower center in pink gouache: [Whistler's device]; center verso in graphite: no. 5

Wikidata ID

Q64580669

You may be interested in

Loading Results