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

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M.1370
A woman in a chemise and long skirt

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1893/1895
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46178
Medium: charcoal and pastel
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 10 13/16 x 7 1/16" (274 x 180 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none
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A woman in a chemise and long skirt

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler'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

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