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

 

M.0663
r.: Masked girl wearing a head-dress skipping; v.: Dancer

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1878
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler V52
Medium: pencil
Support: off-white laid paper with watermark 'JOYNSON FINE', f.s.
Size: 9 x 7 1/16" (228 x 179 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: letter draft

r.: Masked girl wearing a head-dress skipping; v.: Dancer

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1955: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It has not been exhibited.

Last updated: 3rd March 2021 by Margaret