The Sisters
artist
James McNeill Whistler
(American, 1834 - 1903)
Date1894
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumLithograph on laid paper
Dimensions22.5 x 28.3 cm (8 7/8 x 11 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number2.1.o.52
eMuseum ID727328
Previous NumberP17e87
EmbARK ObjectID13985
Original Number2.1.o.13
TMS Source ID2820
Last Updated10/3/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesThomas Robert Way. Mr. Whistler's Lithographs: The Catalogue (London, 1896), p. 27, no. 71.
Thomas Robert Way. Memories of James McNeill Whistler, the Artist (London, 1912), p. 110.
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Lithographs by Whistler from the Collection of Thomas R. Way. Exh. cat. (New York: Frederick Keppel & Co., 1914), p. 14, no. 44.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 130.
Mervyn Levy (ed.). Whistler Lithographs: A Catalogue Raisonné (London, 1975), nos. 105-106.
Pierre Cabanne. Whistler (New York, 1985), p. 80, ill.
Susan Hobbs and Nesta R. Spink. Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler. Exh. cat. (Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C., 1982), pp. 22, 71, no. 72.
Martha Tedeschi (ed.). The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler (Chicago, 1998), no. 109.
Martha Tedeschi and Britt Salvesen. Songs on Stone: James McNeill Whistler and the Art of Lithography. Exh. cat. (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998; Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1999), pp. 85, 87, 91, fig. 114, no. 132.
Margaret F. MacDonald et al. Whistler, Women & Fashion. Exh. cat. (New York: The Frick Collection, 2003), pp. 203-204 fig. 203.
Thomas Robert Way. Memories of James McNeill Whistler, the Artist (London, 1912), p. 110.
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Lithographs by Whistler from the Collection of Thomas R. Way. Exh. cat. (New York: Frederick Keppel & Co., 1914), p. 14, no. 44.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 130.
Mervyn Levy (ed.). Whistler Lithographs: A Catalogue Raisonné (London, 1975), nos. 105-106.
Pierre Cabanne. Whistler (New York, 1985), p. 80, ill.
Susan Hobbs and Nesta R. Spink. Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler. Exh. cat. (Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C., 1982), pp. 22, 71, no. 72.
Martha Tedeschi (ed.). The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler (Chicago, 1998), no. 109.
Martha Tedeschi and Britt Salvesen. Songs on Stone: James McNeill Whistler and the Art of Lithography. Exh. cat. (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998; Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1999), pp. 85, 87, 91, fig. 114, no. 132.
Margaret F. MacDonald et al. Whistler, Women & Fashion. Exh. cat. (New York: The Frick Collection, 2003), pp. 203-204 fig. 203.
MarksNotesSigned in stone and graphite (lower right): Whistler's butterfly signature
Signed in graphite (verso, lower right corner): Whistler's butterfly signature / The Sisters
Inscribed in graphite (verso, lower left corner): a26368 / mn-
Watermark
Signed in graphite (verso, lower right corner): Whistler's butterfly signature / The Sisters
Inscribed in graphite (verso, lower left corner): a26368 / mn-
Watermark
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
