Provenance

• 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
• 1935: given by Miss Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

• 1886: possibly 'Notes' - 'Harmonies' - 'Nocturnes', Second Series, Messrs Dowdeswell, London, 1886 (cat. no. 70) as 'Nocturne – Chelsea Shop'.
• 1905: possibly Œuvres de James McNeill Whistler, Palais de l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1905 (178) as 'Une rue le soir'.

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift, this work cannot be lent to another venue.