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

 

M.0624
Square Canister with long neck

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1876/1878
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1907.175
Medium: pencil, pen, dark brown ink and wash
Support: cream wove paper, partial watermark 'JWHA[TMAN] / 18 ...'
Size: 8 13/16 x 6 3/4-6 7/8" (224 x 172-175 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: v: '195/ 232 x 123' and dealers' marks in unknown hands

Square Canister with long neck

Composition

Square Canister with long neck, Freer Gallery of Art
Square Canister with long neck, Freer Gallery of Art
Square Canister with long neck, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
Square Canister with long neck, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute

This is an illustration for Plate XIV, Thompson 1878 [more] . There is one preliminary study, Square Canister with long neck [M.0623].

Last updated: 17th March 2021 by Margaret