James McNeill Whistler, Confidence in the Garden
Ralph King, 1923.40 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
James McNeill Whistler

Confidence in the Garden

1894

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
lithograph
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-673605

According to the artist's correspondence with the printerThomas Way, this image was initially called The Sisters,but Whistler decided to alter its title to Confidencesin the Garden. The lithograph shows his wife, BeatrixWhistler, and her sister, Ethel Birnie Philip, absorbedin conversation as they stroll through the Whistlers'lush, late-summer garden at 110 rue de Bac, Paris. The abbreviated suggestions of blossoms, climbing vines,and a grassy path are typical of the artist's late depictions of nature.

Provenance

Ralph King, 1923.40

Registry history

  • 1894 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints

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