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

 

M.1454
H. C. Pollitt

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1896
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number: 1934.681
Medium: lithographic crayon
Support: thin, transparent transfer paper, tipped onto card
Size: 9 15/16 x 6 1/4" sheet (237 x 158 mm); image 151 x 134 mm
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: r.: '1943', v.: 'W9233' in unknown hands; two collector's marks (both Bryan Lathrop's)

H. C. Pollitt

Provenance

  • 1934: given by Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916) to the Art Institute of Chicago.

The earlier history is unknown. See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1454).

Exhibitions

It was not, as far as is known, exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 11th December 2020 by Margaret