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

 

M.1168
Fireplace and flowers, pattern and paintings

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1888
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler M470
Medium: pencil
Support: blue-squared off-white wove paper, red and black printed heading of American Artists' Club, Barer St.76, Munich, f.s.
Size: 8 11/16 x 5 5/8" (221 x 143 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: r.: letter from Robert Koehler to Whistler

Fireplace and flowers, pattern and paintings

Conservation History

The letter is on the first three sides, with the drawings on the fourth. It was folded twice more vertically and once across, and there are small tears and holes along the folds. The paper is badly discoloured.

Last updated: 8th March 2021 by Margaret