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

 

Rose and Silver

Rose and Silver does not, as was formerly suggested, date from 1869, although it suggests a return to certain compositional themes of the 1860s. 1


                Rose and Silver, The Hunterian
Rose and Silver, The Hunterian

It was signed around 1880/1881, and probably reworked in the mid 1880s. Technically it resembles pastels such as Blue and Violet [M.1221], which is dated 1888/1889.

Notes:

1: MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 356).

Last updated: 3rd June 2021 by Margaret