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

 

M.0670
r.: A man serenading a woman in a balcony; v.: Lovers embracing

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1878/1880
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46075
Medium: pen and dark brown ink
Support: off-white laid paper
Size: 7 1/16 x 4 7/16" (179 x 113 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

r.: A man serenading a woman in a balcony; v.: Lovers embracing

Provenance

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

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 7th December 2020 by Margaret