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

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M.1126
The gallery of the Society of British Artists

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1886/1887
Collection: New York Public Library
Accession Number: n/a
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: cream laid paper
Size: 4 x 6 1/8" (101 x 155 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: v.: 'Whistler, James Abbott McNeill / The Gallery of the Society of/British Artists, Suffolk St / Pall Mall, London. c. 1880s' and '191582' in unknown hands; collector's marks, one unidentified, and 'VAB' (Valentine Alexander Blacque)
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The gallery of the Society of British Artists

Provenance

  • Date unknown: owned by Valentine Alexander Blacque (1850-1915), New York;
  • 1915: possibly bequeathed to his wife Kate Wilson Read Blacque (1852-1937).
  • 1950: given to the New York Public Library.

It is not known who owned the drawing after the deaths of Mr and Mrs Blacque.

Exhibitions

It was not, as far as is known, exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 27th February 2021 by Margaret