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

 

M.0327
Draped figure seated, holding a fan

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1865/1868
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46014
Medium: crayon
Support: off-white laid paper with watermark 'DEDB'
Size: 13 3/4 x 8 3/4" (349 x 223 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: Whistler.- Draped figure, seated, holding fan (?Jo?).' possibly by Harold Wright

Draped figure seated, holding a fan

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1958: bequeathed to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret