Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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r.: A nude binding up her hair; v.: A nude study for 'Venus rising from the sea'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1868/1869
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46023
Medium: chalk
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 14 3/8 x 7 7/16" (365 x 189 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none
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r.: A nude binding up her hair; v.: A nude study for 'Venus rising from the sea'

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
  • 1935: given to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not, as far as is known, exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift, the drawing can not be lent for exhibition.

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret