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

 

The Loves of the Lobsters

Technique

Unknown.

Conservation History

Unknown. Probably destroyed.

Frame

At the time of Whistler's bankruptcy sale at Messrs Sotheby and Co. on 12 February 1880, Matthew Robinson Elden (1839-1885) wrote to Whistler:

'The Gold Scab has been taken to Sothebys in its frame complete - but the other jokes were cut off their stretchers[.] The clerk who fetched them having orders to take all canvasses & to leave the frames &c to you - this is perhaps good as regards the greek girls, it may fetch less - to buy in - all frames &c have been sent to the Doctors save a few which Pellegrini borrowed & of which I have an account.' 1

Notes:

1: [February 1880], GUW #01049.

Last updated: 10th November 2019 by Margaret