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

Provenance

  • 1876/1878: possibly given to Murray Marks (1840-1918) , London art dealer.
  • 1909: bequeathed by George Aloysius Lucas (1824-1909) , Paris and Baltimore, to the Maryland Institute, Baltimore.

Exhibitions

There is no record of an exhibition.

Last updated: 16th March 2021 by Margaret