Eden versus Whistler
author
James McNeill Whistler
(American, 1834 - 1903)
publisher
Louis-Henry May
(active Paris, turn of the 20th century)
Date1899
Place MadeParis, Ile-de-France, France, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions26 x 19.7 cm (10 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number10.b.3.17
eMuseum ID727633
EmbARK ObjectID19189
TMS Source ID6647
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryThis book records, in an innovative and entertaining way, a lawsuit between Whistler and Sir William Eden, who had commissioned Whistler to paint a portrait of his wife but would not agree to the artist’s fee. Whistler signed this book with his hallmark butterfly signature and added a brief tribute to Isabella: “To Mrs. Gardner—Whose appreciation of the work of Art is only equalled by her understanding of the Artist!”
BibliographyNotesIsabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 70.
MarksNotesInscribed and signed (in ink): To Mrs. Gardner - Whose appreciation of the work of Art is only equalled by her understanding of the Artist! [with butterfly signature]
ProvenanceNotesGift from James McNeill Whistler to Isabella Stewart Gardner about 1899.
