Provenance

• 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death, and bequeathed to his ward and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
• 1955: bought on 25 June by Colnaghi's, London art dealers, and sold on 14 July to a private collector.

For further details see MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1684).