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

 

M.1027
Au bord de la mer

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1885
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46100
Medium: watercolour
Support: beige paper laid down on card, stamp of 'L. CORNELISSEN, 22, GREAT QUEEN ST. W.C.' on verso
Size: 4 5/16 x 8 7/16" (126 x 215 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Au bord de la mer

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1935: given by Miss Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

  • 1905: Œuvres de James McNeill Whistler, Palais de l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1905 (cat. no. 118) as 'Au bord de la mer'.

Due to the terms of Miss Philip's Gift, the work cannot be lent to another venue.

Last updated: 5th June 2021 by Margaret