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

 

Six paintings

Description

The paintings depicted include Arrangement in Grey: Portrait of the Painter [YMSM 122]; possibly Arrangement in Grey: Portrait of Master Stephen Manuel [YMSM 321]; a seascape, possibly ; Variations in Flesh Colour and Green: The Balcony [YMSM 056]; a scene with ships, perhaps Grey and Silver: Chelsea Wharf [YMSM 054] and Purple and Rose: The Lange Leizen of the Six Marks [YMSM 047].

Sitter


                    Six paintings, Glasgow University Library
Six paintings, Glasgow University Library

The sketches include a very rough outline of Whistler's self-portrait, Arrangement in Grey: Portrait of the Painter [YMSM 122].

Last updated: 6th March 2021 by Margaret