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

 

A Venetian canal

Provenance

  • 1905: possibly owned by Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913) , London;
  • 1906: owned by Walter Hamilton Hylton Jessop (1853-1917), opthalmic surgeon, Harley Street, London.
  • 1978: sold at auction, Christie's, London, 3 March 1978 (lot 101) as 'A Venetian Canal';
  • 1978: sold by Agnew's, London dealers, to private collectors.

Exhibitions

  • 1906: Aquarellen, Pastels, Teekingen, Etsen, Lithographien en een Schilderij door James McNeill Whistler, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 1906 (cat. no. 28) as 'Venice'.

Last updated: 9th February 2021 by Margaret