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

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M.1084
A woman with arms akimbo

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1886/1887
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46109
Medium: chalk
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 10 15/16 x 7 1/8" (278 x 181 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none
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A woman with arms akimbo

Provenance

  • 1903: in the artist's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
  • 1935: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

There is no record of an exhibition in Whistler's lifetime.

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's Gift, this work cannot be lent to any other venue.

Last updated: 8th December 2020 by Margaret