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

 

M.1384
A nude with red hair

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1893
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46189
Medium: chalk, charcoal and pastel
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 11 x 7 1/8" (280 x 181 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: 'o'

A nude with red hair

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1935: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift, the painting cannot be lent to another venue.

Last updated: 8th December 2020 by Margaret