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

 

M.1169
Plan of rooms

Artist: James McNeill Whistler (?)
Date: 1888
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler M471
Medium: pencil
Support: blue-squared off-white wove paper with red and black printed heading 'American Artists' Club, Barer St.76, Munich', f.s.
Size: 8 11/16 x 11 5/16" (221 x 288 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: r: letter from Robert Koehler to Whistler

Plan of rooms

Technique

Plan of rooms, Glasgow University Library
Plan of rooms, Glasgow University Library

Koehler's letter is on the first and third sides, and the rough sketch on the fourth side. It is impossible to tell if it is by Whistler or if it has anything to do with his exhibits.

Conservation History

There are holes at the top for filing the letter. The paper is grubby.

Last updated: 8th March 2021 by Margaret