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

 

Theatrical sketch

Technique


                    Theatrical sketch, The Hunterian
Theatrical sketch, The Hunterian

The brushwork is crude and not totally compatible with Whistler's usual work, but given the provenance, it has been included here as a possible work by Whistler. See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 672).

Conservation History

The sheet may have been torn by the artist and intended for destruction, but retrieved and repaired by Thomas Way (1837-1915) or his son Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913).

Last updated: 7th December 2020 by Margaret