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

 

M.0651
Oviform Vase and cover

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1876/1878
Collection: Lucas Collection, Baltimore Museum of Art
Accession Number: BMA L33.53.8311
Medium: pencil, pen, dark brown ink and wash
Support: off-white wove paper
Size: 8 3/4" x 6 15/16" (223 x 176 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: r.: 'Dessin original de Whistler non employé dans le catalogue de Sir Henry Thompson' in G. A. Lucas's hand; and in an unknown hand, 'Not to be used'; v.: 'Original by Whistler not used in the Sir Henry Thompson Catalogue of Blue & White Nankin porcelain.' in Lucas's hand

Oviform Vase and cover

Oviform Vase and cover dates from 1876/1878, and later acquired by George Aloysius Lucas (1824-1909) .

Oviform Vase and cover, Baltimore Museum of Art
Oviform Vase and cover, Baltimore Museum of Art

It was intended as an illustration for a catalogue of the collection of Henry Thompson (1820-1894), published in 1878, but was not used. 1

It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 651).

Notes:

1: Thompson 1878 [more] .

Last updated: 16th March 2021 by Margaret