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

 

M.0948
Nocturne - Chelsea Shop

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1883/1885
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46092
Medium: pen, brown ink and wash
Support: beige laid paper laid down on card
Size: 3 3/16 -3 5/16 x 3 3/4 -3 11/16" (81-84 x 96-100 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

Nocturne - Chelsea Shop

Technique

Nocturne – Chelsea Shop, The Hunterian
Nocturne – Chelsea Shop, The Hunterian

See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 948).

Frame

This is one of a small group of framed drawings that came to Glasgow University framed (label of Andre Chenue (fl. 1890s)), and which appear to tally with the rather vague titles used in 1886. However, they might have been framed by Miss Birnie Philip specifically for the 1905 Whistler memorial show. Given its lack of finish, it would have been a surprising choice.

Last updated: 10th December 2020 by Margaret