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

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r.: A woman in a blue robe seated on a sofa; v.: Illegible

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1898
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46268
Medium: chalk, charcoal and pastel
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 11 1/4 x 7 1/8" (278 x 181 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none
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r.: A woman in a blue robe seated on a sofa; v.: Illegible

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

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

By the terms of Miss Philip's gift, this work cannot be exhibited in another venue.

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret