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at West Point in 1851. In 1855, he made his way back to Europe, determined to dedicate himself to painting. He settled in Paris at first, but in 1859 moved to London, where he would spend most of the remainder of his life. Although he returned to Paris from 1892 to 1901 and resided at 110
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The colour scheme of the painting is black, mother of pearl and silver. The title refers to Ethel's grey silk evening dress, which is a Parisian dress in a
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Ethel Birnie Philip was born at Chelsea, London, on 29 September 1861. She was the daughter of the sculptor
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in London in 1888, the year Whistler married Beatrix, with the painting being completed in Paris in 1900.
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Young, Andrew McLaren; MacDonald, Margaret F.; Spencer, Robin; Miles, Hamish (1980).
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Young, Andrew McLaren; MacDonald, Margaret F.; Spencer, Robin; Miles, Hamish (1980).
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in 1896 in the garden of the house occupied by Whistler at Rue du Bac. Her sister
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191.5 cm × 89.8 cm (75.4 in × 35.4 in)
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succeeded Ethel as Whistler's secretary, and was appointed the artist's
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Whistler painted a number of full-length portraits of Ethel, including
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MacDonald, Margaret F.; Galassi, Susan Grace; Ribeiro, Aileen (2003).
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MacDonald, Margaret F.; Galassi, Susan Grace; Ribeiro, Aileen (2003).
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Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle
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Wedding photo credited to E. Vallois held by Library of the
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style, with the transparent layered sleeves of the black
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Index


James McNeill Whistler
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art
James McNeill Whistler
Ethel Whibley
Belle Époque
bolero
Andalusian
James McNeill Whistler
George Washington Whistler
Saint Petersburg
US Military Academy
Rue du Bac, Paris
John Birnie Philip
Beatrice
Charles Whibley
Rosalind Birnie Philip
executrix
"James McNeill Whistler: Mother of Pearl and Silver: The Andalusian, 1888(?)-1900"
ISBN
0-679-40099-0
Biography of John Birnie Philip, (1824–1875)
University of Glasgow
Special Collections
Biography of Rosalind Birnie Philip, (1873–1958) University of Glasgow, Special Collections
National Gallery of Art
Freer Gallery of Art
Biography of Ethel Whibley (1861–1920) University of Glasgow, Special Collections
Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery

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