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

 

YMSM 463
Study for 'Brown and Gold: Lillie "in our Alley!" '

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1898
Collection: National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Accession Number: 4628 NGC
Medium: oil
Support: canvas
Size: 51.9 x 31.3 cm (20 1/2 x 12 1/2")
Signature: none
Inscription: none

Study for 'Brown and Gold: Lillie

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his ward and executrix Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1945: bought from her by Colnaghi, London dealers, 6 December 1945 (#A2249);
  • 1946: sold to the National Gallery of Canada.

Exhibitions

  • It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 25th November 2020 by Margaret