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

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M.1073
A woman dancing

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1885/1886
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46107
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 11 x 7" (280 x 178 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: v.: 'Paris' possibly by Rosalind Birnie Philip
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A woman dancing

Provenance

  • 1903: in the artist's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, 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, this work cannot be lent to another venue.

Last updated: 8th December 2020 by Margaret