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

Home > Catalogue > Browse > r.: A woman in transparent drapery; v.: A woman with a parasol <<   >>

M.1311
r.: A woman in transparent drapery; v.: A woman with a parasol

Artist: Beatrice Whistler or James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1890/1892
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46166
Medium: chalk
Support: brown paper laid down on card
Size: 10 15/16 x 7 3/16" (279 x 183 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none
print

r.: A woman in transparent drapery; v.: A woman with a parasol

Provenance

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

Exhibitions

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

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

Last updated: 8th December 2020 by Margaret