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

 

M.1168
Fireplace and flowers, pattern and paintings

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1888
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler M470
Medium: pencil
Support: blue-squared off-white wove paper, red and black printed heading of American Artists' Club, Barer St.76, Munich, f.s.
Size: 8 11/16 x 5 5/8" (221 x 143 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: r.: letter from Robert Koehler to Whistler

Fireplace and flowers, pattern and paintings

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death in 1903 and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
  • 1955: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

The letter was never exhibited, although it relates to an exhibition.

Last updated: 8th March 2021 by Margaret