* James Abbott McNeill Whistler, (American, 1834-1903), Parasol; red note, c. 1884

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  * James Abbott McNeill Whistler
  (American, 1834-1903)
  Parasol; red note, c. 1884
  pastel on brown paper
  signed with artist's device (lower right)
  11 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches.
  Estimate $ 60,000-80,000
  
  Property from the Estate of Joan McKelvy Taft, Lake Forest, Illinois
  
  Provenance:
  The artist
  (probably) Carmen Rossi, the artist's model
  Sold: Drouot, Paris, November 25, 1903, lot 2, illus., as La Femme a L'Ombrelle
  'Anson,' acquired from the above sale
  (probably) Jules Chavasse, Paris
  Sold: Lair Dubreuil, Paris, June 22, 1922, lot 50, as Draped model with sunshade
  M. Knoedler & Co., New York, 1922
  C.S. Carstairs, New York, acquired from the above, 1926
  
  Literature:
  F. Wedmore, "Mr. Whistler's Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Gray," Academy, XXVII, May 24, 1884, p. 374
  Standard, May 19, 1884
  Kensington News, May 29, 1884
  Fun, June 4, 1884
  Revue Independente, 1886, illus.
  News of the World, April 14, 1889
  Daily Telegraph, April 19, 1889
  Man of the World, April 27, 1889
  Athenaeum, 1903, p. 761
  A. Graves, "James Abbott McNeill Whistler," Printseller and Print Collector, I, August 1903, pp. 341-5
  E. R. Pennell and J. Pennell, The Whistler Journal, Philadelphia, 1921, pp. 5, 243-4
  C. Carstairs, Postscript to Criticism, London, 1921, no. xxv, illus.
  M. F. McDonald, James McNeill Whistler: drawings, pastels, and watercolours: a catalogue raisonne, New Haven, 1994, no. 957, pp. 365-366; 616
  
  Exhibited:
  London, Dowdeswell and Dowdeswell's Gallery, Notes--Harmonies--Nocturnes, May 1884, no. 65
  (probably) London, Dudley Gallery, Egyptian Hall, New English Art Club, April-June 7, 1889, as Rose and Red
  London, William Marchant & Co., Goupil Gallery, Watercolours, Pastels, Drawings in Black and White, Sculptures and Bronzes by British and Foreign Artists Including A Selection of Works By H.B. Brabazon, and A Group of Works by the late James McNeill Whistler, December 1903, no. 167, additional works added January 15-January 30, 1904, no. 6, as Femme a l'ombrelle
  New York, Carroll Carstairs Gallery, Whistler Pastels and Water Colours, January 12-February 5, 1938, no. 16, illus., as Draped Figure Holding Parasol
  
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