Provenance

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

Exhibitions

• 1905: Œuvres de James McNeill Whistler, Palais de l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1905 (cat. no. 51) as ' "Flesh Colour and Silver. The Card Players", unfinished'

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime. It was first shown in the Paris Memorial exhibition of 1905.

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift, the painting can not be lent.