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

 

M.1471
Westminster from the Savoy

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1896
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46254
Medium: watercolour and body-colour
Support: cream paper laid down on card
Size: 8 3/4 x 5 1/16" (223 x 128 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: '(10) / o' in unknown hands

Westminster from the Savoy

Provenance

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

Exhibitions

  • 1905: Œuvres de James McNeill Whistler, Palais de l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1905 (cat. no. 101) as 'Westminster from the Savoy'.

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift, the painting cannot be lent to another venue.

Last updated: 5th June 2021 by Margaret