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

 

Violet and amber - Tea

Provenance

Details of provenance are given in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 897).

Exhibitions

  • 1884: probably 'Notes' - 'Harmonies' - 'Nocturnes', Messrs Dowdeswell, London, 1884 (cat. no. 35) as 'Violet and amber – Tea'.
  • 1904: Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Pastels and Drawings: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler, Copley Society, Boston, 1904 (cat. no. 205) as 'Petit Déjeuner – Note in Opal'.

The Daily News on 21 May 1884 called it an 'essay in smudge'.

By the terms of Freer's will the work cannot be lent to another venue.

Last updated: 8th February 2021 by Margaret