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

 

YMSM 290
Chelsea Houses

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1884/1888
Collection: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Accession Number: 1976.271
Medium: oil
Support: wood
Size: 133 x 235 mm (5 1/4 x 9 1/4")
Signature: none
Inscription: none

Chelsea Houses

Chelsea Houses certainly dates from after 1883, and before 1896.

Chelsea Houses, Stanford University
Chelsea Houses, Stanford University

A date of 1884/1888 is indicated by the technique and subject matter, and by the woman's costume, with its bustle. 1 It is difficult to date, partly because of its condition.

Notes:

1: 'Probably painted 1880/7' in YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 290).

Last updated: 22nd October 2020 by Margaret