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

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A design for wall decoration in 72 Cheyne Walk

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1902
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46312
Medium: chalk
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 181 x 280 mm (7 1/8 x 11")
Signature: none
Inscription: v.: 'Sketches for ships on the wall of 72 Cheyne Walk' in an unknown hand
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A design for wall decoration in 72 Cheyne Walk

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler’s studio at his death and bequeathed to his ward and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
  • 1935: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift to the University of Glasgow, it is not lendable.

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret