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

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M.0358
r.: Inspiration; v.: A nude with a parasol and a jug

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1867/1870
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46027
Medium: r.: chalk and pastel and watercolour; v.: chalk
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 7 1/4 x 4 7/16" (185 x 112 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none
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r.: Inspiration; v.: A nude with a parasol and a jug

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