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

 

M.1328
Six paintings

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1886/1887
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler W784
Medium: pencil
Support: cream laid paper,watermark of a crown over 'ROYAL IRISH LINEN/ MARCUS WARD & CO'
Size: 8 15/16 x 6 15/16" (227 x 177 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: list of paintings and owners

Six paintings

Six paintings probably dates from 1886 or 1887. Whistler drew and listed pictures for a proposed exhibition (possibly at the Society of British Artists, of which he was, briefly, President), with some of the owners. 1

Six paintings, detail, Glasgow University Library
Six paintings, detail, Glasgow University Library
Six paintings, detail, Glasgow University Library
Six paintings, detail, Glasgow University Library
Six paintings, detail, Glasgow University Library
Six paintings, detail, Glasgow University Library

The sheet was catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1328), wrongly dated 'c. 1892'. This entry has been amended.

Notes:

1: [1886/1887], formerly dated [4/11 January 1892], GUW #06795.

Last updated: 6th March 2021 by Margaret