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

 

M.0853
Harmony in Crimson and Brown

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1881/1882
Collection: Private Collection
Accession Number: none
Medium: pen and brown ink
Support: private collection
Size: 6 9/16 x 3 13/16" (167 x 97 mm)
Signature: signed with two butterflies
Inscription: 'Harmony in Crimson and Brown -'

Harmony in Crimson and Brown

Provenance

  • 1891: Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932) , New York art dealer, brought the drawing to Paris to be signed by Whistler.
  • 1951: with Kennedy Galleries, Inc., NY, 28 February 1951 (a/c nos 91413, a95074);
  • 1961: bought by the artist Joseph Solman (1909-2008);
  • By 2003: collection of Janet Freeman;
  • By 2018: private collection.

Exhibitions

There is no record of exhibitions in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 13th February 2021 by Margaret