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

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M.0581
Fighting Peacocks

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 187
Collection: New York Public Library
Accession Number: MEZAP
Medium: pen and dark brown ink
Support: cream laid paper
Size: 112 x 178 mm (4 7/16 x 7" )
Signature: none
Inscription: Stamp of 'S. P. AVERY COLLECTION'
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Fighting Peacocks

Provenance

  • 1876: drawn for and acquired by Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904).
  • 1899: given to the New York Public Library.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 13th February 2021 by Margaret