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

 

YMSM 434
Portrait Study of Lily Pettigrew

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1895
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46337
Medium: oil
Support: canvas
Size: 60.6 x 45.5 cm (23 7/8 x 17 7/8")
Signature: none
Inscription: none

Portrait Study of Lily Pettigrew

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death in 1903 and bequeathed to his ward and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1935: given by her to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

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

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift to the University of Glasgow, it is not lendable.

Last updated: 8th April 2021 by Margaret