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

 

M.0323
Sketch of 'Symphony in White No. 3'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1865
Collection: Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Accession Number: Manuscript Division, Pennell-Whistler Collection, PWC 1/33/1
Medium: pen and dark ink
Support: cream laid paper
Size: 8 1/8 x 10 9/16" (207 x 269 mm)
Signature: 'Whistler.' [on letter]
Inscription: letter including 'fond gris très fin', 'canapé blanc.', 'bleu clair tres fin', 'Jo en robe de toile très blanc ...'

Sketch of 'Symphony in White No. 3'

Composition

Sketch of 'Symphony in White No. 3', Library of Congress
Sketch of 'Symphony in White No. 3', Library of Congress
Symphony in White, No. 3, Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Symphony in White, No. 3, Barber Institute of Fine Arts

This is a sketch of Symphony in White, No. 3 [YMSM 061], showing the main features of the composition.

Last updated: 17th February 2021 by Margaret