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

 

M.0993
Sketch of 'Harmony in Crimson and Brown'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1884
Collection: Colby College Museum of Art
Accession Number: 017.2010
Medium: pen, ink and wash
Support: paper
Size: 6 11/16 x 3 ¾" (170 x 95 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Sketch of 'Harmony in Crimson and Brown'

Titles

Variant titles have been suggested:

  • 'Sketch of 'Harmony in Crimson and Brown' (1995, MacDonald).
  • 'Harmony in Crimson and Brown' (2017, Colby College Museum of Art).

Sketch of 'Harmony in Crimson and Brown' is the preferred title.

Sitter

Sketch of 'Harmony in Crimson and Brown', Colby College Museum of Art
Sketch of 'Harmony in Crimson and Brown', Colby College Museum of Art
Lady Meux and Sir Henry Meux, photograph, https://lowewoodmuseum
Lady Meux and Sir Henry Meux, photograph, https://lowewoodmuseum

Valerie Susan Meux (née Langdon) (1847-1910) .

Last updated: 1st April 2020 by Margaret