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'

Provenance

  • Date unknown: bought at auction in Baltimore, MS, by a private collector;
  • 1992: sold at auction, Christie's, New York, 6 December 1992 (lot 76) as 'Study for Mouth of the River' and bought by a private collector.

The earlier provenance is unknown.

Exhibitions

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

Last updated: 4th March 2021 by Margaret