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

 

M.0346
Study for 'Variations in Blue and Green'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1868/1869
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46020
Medium: chalk
Support: beige laid paper
Size: 8 5/16 x 12 13/16" (211 x 325 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: 'Composition - Nude figures on a terrace. - Whistler' by Harold Wright; MS index on recto and verso

Study for 'Variations in Blue and Green'

Provenance

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

Exhibitions

There are no records of exhibitions in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret