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

 

M.1600
Five paintings at the Galerie Georges Petit

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1899
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler P402
Medium: pencil
Support: cream wove paper, printed heading of ‘HOTEL, CHATHAM’, coat of arms and motto (‘BENIGNO NUMINE’), watermark of a crown over ‘VICTORIA / NOTE PAPER’
Size: 272 x 216 mm (10 11/16 x 8 1/2")
Signature: letter signed ‘the General’

Five paintings at the Galerie Georges Petit

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death, and bequeathed to his ward and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1955: given by Miss R. Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 7th March 2021 by Margaret