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

 

M.1231
Rose et Opale

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1888
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1902.194a-c
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper, laid down on card
Size: 5 13/16- 5 7/8 x 9 5/8" (147-149 x 245 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: v.: '39g' or '39y' in an unknown hand

Rose et Opale

Rose et Opale probably dates from 1888 and was exhibited in 1889; it may also have been touched up in the early 1890s.

Rose et Opale, Freer Gallery of Art
Rose et Opale, Freer Gallery of Art

It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1231).

Last updated: 2nd April 2021 by Margaret