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

 

Mauve et argent: Marchand de chiffons, Chelsea

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Whistler drew, etched and painted old clothes shops and other second hand shops in London, particularly in the East End and in Chelsea.


                    Chelsea Rags, lithograph, Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Chelsea Rags, lithograph, Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Examples are the etchings The Little Rag Shop, Milman's Row [265] and The Rag Shop, Milman's Row [290], and the lithograph Chelsea Rags c026.

Last updated: 9th March 2021 by Margaret