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

 

M.0932
Arrangement in black and gold

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1883/1885
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46090
Medium: watercolour
Support: cream paper laid down on card
Size: 9 16/16" x 6 7/8" (252 x 175 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: v.: 'No 15G' (crossed out), 'No 7 / 71 / 70 / 9' in various hands

Arrangement in black and gold

Technique

Arrangement in black and gold, The Hunterian
Arrangement in black and gold, The Hunterian

The Hunterian website states: 'It has been noted that the opacity of the paint enabled Whistler to reinforce his subtle tones and obtain effects similar to oil.' 1

See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 932).

Notes:

1: Website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk (acc. 2019).

Last updated: 5th June 2021 by Margaret