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

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M.1388
r.: A nude girl in front of a screen; v.: Illegible

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1893/1895
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46192
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper laid down on double sided board
Size: 10 7/8 x 7 1/16" (276 x 179 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none
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r.: A nude girl in front of a screen; v.: Illegible

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

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

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

Last updated: 8th December 2020 by Margaret