Provenance

• 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
• 1955: bought on 25 June by Colnaghi's, London art dealers, and sold on 23 July to a private collector.
• 1986: sold at auction, Christie's, New York, 14 March 1986 (lot 95, repr.) and bought by a New York dealer;
• 1987: sold at auction, Sotheby's, Londopn, 11 November 1987 (lot 12) and bought by Ewan Mundy, Glasgow art dealer;
• 1989/1990: bought by a private collector.

Exhibitions

• 1904: Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Pastels and Drawings: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler, Copley Society, Boston, 1904 (cat. no. 149) as 'Ajaccio'.
• 1905: Œuvres de James McNeill Whistler, Palais de l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1905 (cat. no. 187) as 'Rue à Ajaccio. – (Street. Ajaccio)'.