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

 

M.0589
Study for 'The Mouth of the River'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1876/1881
Collection: Private Collection
Accession Number: none
Medium: watercolour
Support: buff wove paper
Size: 7 x 8 11/16" (178 x 221 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Study for 'The Mouth of the River'

Study for 'The Mouth of the River', originally dated 1876/1877, from the butterfly signature, has been redated 1876/1881: see The Mouth of the River [M.0590] for a discussion of the dating.

Study for 'The Mouth of the River', private collection
Study for 'The Mouth of the River', private collection

The watercolour is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 589).

Last updated: 4th March 2021 by Margaret