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

 

r.: Study for 'Blue and Silver: Screen, with Old Battersea Bridge'; v.: Seated nude, man in top hat; figure, buildings

r.: Study for 'Blue and Silver: Screen, with Old Battersea Bridge'; v.: Seated nude, man in top hat; figure, buildings date from 1872/1873. It shows the Albert Bridge, which opened in 1873, under construction.


                r.: Study for 'Blue and Silver: Screen, with Old Battersea Bridge', Albright-Knox Art Gallery
r.: Study for 'Blue and Silver: Screen, with Old Battersea Bridge', Albright-Knox Art Gallery

The drawing is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 483), dated '1872/4'.

Last updated: 15th February 2021 by Margaret