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

 

M.0569
Souvenir of Nocturne in Blue and Gold – From Westminster bridge

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1874
Collection: Private Collection
Accession Number: none
Medium: pen, brown ink
Support: white laid paper
Size: 4 1/4 x 7" (108 x 177 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: v.: 'Souvenir of Nocturne in Blue and Gold / From Westminster bridge - '

Souvenir of Nocturne in Blue and Gold – From Westminster bridge

Provenance

  • By 1970: from the collection of A. C. J. Wall, sold at auction, Christie's, London, 30 October 1970 (lot 201) as 'From Westminster Bridge -Night', bought byWilliams and Son, London dealers;
  • 1970/1973: bought by Davis and Long, New York dealers;
  • 1977: bought from a private collection by Hirschl and Adler, New York dealers;
  • ca 1977: sold to a private collector.

The early provenance is unknown.

Exhibitions

There is no record of an exhibition in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 15th February 2021 by Margaret