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

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M.0676
The Owl in the clouds

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1878
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler LB11 p.49
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: cream laid paper
Size: 4 5/16 x 6 15/16" (110 x 176 mm)
Signature: butterfly (on letter)
Inscription: '24. May. 1878' by C. A. Howell
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The Owl in the clouds

Provenance

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

Exhibitions

It has not been exhibited.

Last updated: 7th March 2021 by Margaret