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

 

A span of old Battersea Bridge

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1957: sold to Colnaghi's, London art dealers;
  • 1958: bought by the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery on 15 January 1958.

It is not known if Whistler managed to keep this at the time of his bankruptcy, or if he or Miss Birnie Philip were able to retrieve it later.

Exhibitions

No exhibition in Whistler's lifetime is recorded.

Last updated: 23rd February 2021 by Margaret