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

 

M.1343
A frame and five paintings

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1892
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler B36
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: off-white wove paper with watermark 'Marchais'
Size: 12 3/16 x 8 1/4" (310 x 210 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: draft letter from Whistler to Paul von Hatzfeld-Wildenburg

A frame and five paintings

Description

A frame and five paintings, Glasgow University Library
A frame and five paintings, Glasgow University Library

This includes a design for an elaborate frame for a painting or a mirror, and several paintings, including Nocturne: Grey and Gold - Westminster Bridge [YMSM 145].

At the end of the letter is a drawing of a gallery interior, possibly a plan of Nocturnes, Marines & Chevalet Pieces, Goupil Gallery, London, 1892, in which this oil was hung.

Last updated: 6th March 2021 by Margaret