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

 

Harmony in violet and amber

Provenance

Further details are given in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 906).

Exhibitions

  • 1884: 'Notes' - 'Harmonies' - 'Nocturnes', Messrs Dowdeswell, London, 1884 (cat. no. 19) as 'Harmony in violet and amber'.
  • 1888: III. Internationale Kunst-Ausstellung, Königlicher Glaspalast, Munich, 1888 (cat. no. 40) as 'Variation in Violet und Gold'.
  • 1905: Œuvres de James McNeill Whistler, Palais de l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1905 (cat. no. 88).

The Builder, 24 May 1884, commented on:

`figures of young girls ..."Pink Note" … "Harmony in Violet and Amber". These figures are very slightly sketched, and their faces will certainly not bear looking close at; but they nearly all have character in pose, and show that there is good drawing underlying their shadowy similitude'.

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

Last updated: 7th February 2021 by Margaret