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

 

M.0524
Florence Leyland in a purple dress

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1873
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46059
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 9 1/2 x 7 3/16" (241 x 182 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Florence Leyland in a purple dress

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

It was not, as far as is known, exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Due to the conditions of Miss Birnie Philip's gift to the University of Glasgow, the drawing can not be exhibited elsewhere.

Last updated: 7th December 2020 by Margaret