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

 

Grey and Green - Dordrecht

Provenance

  • 1889: sold in April through Wunderlich, New York dealer, to Henry Osbourne Havemeyer (1847-1907), New York;
  • 1907: bequeathed to his widow, Louisine Waldron Havemeyer (1855-1929)
  • 1929: bequeathed to her daughter, Adaline Havemeyer Frelinghuysen (1884-1963), Morristown, NJ;
  • 1963: passed by family descent to a private collector.

Exhibitions

  • 1889: “Notes” – “Harmonies” – “Nocturnes”, H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1889 (cat. no. 36) as 'Grey and Green – Dortrecht'. [sic]

New York Herald, 2 March 1889, mentioned it as 'Also worthy of particular attention ... a delightful river scene by Dortrecht, with boats and windmills.'

Last updated: 5th March 2021 by Margaret