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

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M.1182
Studies of heads and of the Château at Chenonceau

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1888
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler R221
Medium: pencil
Support: cream laid paper, watermark 'KINGS MILL' under monogram 'KM' in a shield
Size: 8 1/2 x 6 3/4" (216 x 172 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: v.: 'Drapers Shop. / Red and Black. / Sign of the Heart / Evening. Clocktower / Forge // Blois - / Paris - / Trix - '; r.: draft letter from Whistler to the RBA
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Studies of heads and of the Château at Chenonceau

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
  • 1955: given to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

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

Last updated: 23rd February 2021 by Margaret