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Harmony in Flesh Colour and Red
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (active in England), 1834–1903)
about 1869
Medium/Technique
Oil and wax crayon on canvas
Dimensions
39.69 x 35.56 cm (15 5/8 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
Emily L. Ainsley Fund
Accession Number60.1158
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
InscriptionsCenter left: butterfly cartouche
ProvenanceAbout 1869, the artist. April 8, 1929, sold by J. and W. Rosenheim & Co. at auction, Christie's, London, lot 105, as "Three Ladies in Red, on a terrace" to Neasson or Pearson. By 1930, Arthur Morrison (1863-1945), High Beech, Essex, England; March 20, 1946, sale, Sotheby's, lot 241, as "Symphony in Red" to Roland, Browse & Delbanco, London; 1946, sold by Roland, Browse & Delbanco to John Bryson (1896-1976), Oxford, England; 1960, consigned to Durlacher Brothers, New York; 1960, sold by John Bryson through Durlacher Brothers to the MFA for $12,000. (Accession Date: October 13, 1960)