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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
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.
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James McNeill Whistler — Confidences in the Garden
James McNeill Whistler — Confidences in the Garden
James McNeill Whistler — La Belle Jardinière
James McNeill Whistler — La Belle Jardinière
Henri Fantin-Latour (French, 1836–1904) — Love Poems (Third 
James McNeill Whistler — The Garden Porch
John Flaxman — Sheet of Studies with Female Figure Kneeling 
Célestin François Nanteuil (French, 1813–1873) — On the Balc
Frank Howard|Robert Dodsley — Illustration design for "The E
Hubert François Gravelot — Design for a Scene in de Laujon's
Hubert François Gravelot — Study for a frontispiece for "His
Félix-Hilaire Buhot — In the Provinces -- The House of Orléa
