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

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M.1381
Le ruban

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1893
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46186
Medium: charcoal, chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 10 7/8 x 7 3/16" (277 x 183 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none
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Le ruban

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

  • 1905: Œuvres de James McNeill Whistler, Palais de l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1905 (cat. no. 139) as 'Le ruban'.

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift, the painting cannot be lent to another venue.

Last updated: 5th June 2021 by Margaret