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

 

M.0328
A woman listening to a musician

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1865/1868
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46015
Medium: chalk
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 13 11/16" x 7 1/2" (348 x 181-190 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

A woman listening to a musician

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 to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift, this drawing can not be lent for exhibition outside the University.

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret