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

 

YMSM 150
Nocturne: Bleu et or

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1871/1879
Collection: Whereabouts Unknown
Accession Number: unknown
Medium: oil
Support: unknown
Size: unknown
Signature: unknown
Inscription: unknown
Frame: unknown

Nocturne: Bleu et or

Provenance

  • Unknown.

Exhibitions

  • Exhibition catalogue Paris 1897 (Société nationale)[more] (cat. no. 1259) as 'Bleu et or; – nocturne' (not exhibited).

Le Figaro reported that, at the last minute, Whistler decided not to send any works to the 1897 show: ‘Or, au dernier moment, et pour des raisons que nous ignorons, M. Whistler s’est abstenu, et il n’est représenté par aucune toile au Champ-de-Mars.’ 1

Notes:

1: Le Figaro, 24 April 1897 [more] . The catalogue still includes Whistler (misspelt as ‘Whisthler’).

Last updated: 18th November 2019 by Margaret