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

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M.0372
A nude holding up a parasol

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1870/1873
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46031
Medium: chalk, pen and black ink
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 10 9/16 x 7 13/16" (268 x 198 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none
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A nude holding up a parasol

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
  • 1935: given by Miss Philip 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 to the University, the drawing can not be lent to other venues.

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret