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

 

M.0414
A nude with her right arm resting along a rail

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1871/1874
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46042
Medium: chalk
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 10 15/16" x 7 1/8" (278 x 181 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: v.: stamp of A. Holland, 20 Broad Street, Golden Square, W.1

A nude with her right arm resting along a rail

Provenance

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

Exhibitions

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift to the University of Glasgow, this drawing cannot be lent to another venue.

Last updated: 10th December 2020 by Margaret