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Confidence in the Garden

1894
(American, 1834–1903)
America
lithograph
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King 1923.40
Catalogue raisonné: Kennedy 653, Way 60
Location: not on view

Description

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.
  • Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/15/04-11/14/04. "Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century". No exhibition catalogue.
    Drawings, Etchings and Lithographs by Whistler: Gifts of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 18-March 11, 1924).
    Etchings and Lithographs by Whistler: Gifts and Loans of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-April 2, 1923).
  • {{cite web|title=Confidence in the Garden|url=false|author=James McNeill Whistler|year=1894|access-date=18 May 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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