Provenance

• 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death, and bequeathed to his ward and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
• 1956: bought on 11 May by Colnaghi's, London art dealers;
• 1957: bought on 5 November by Alister Mathews (1907-1985), art dealer, Bournemouth.

For further details see MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1670). The subsequent history is unknown.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.