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

 

M.1402
Sketch of 'The Novel - Study of a girl reading'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1893
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: FGA Whistler 114
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: white laid paper, partial watermark 'ENGLISH FH/ FINE', f.s
Size: 8 1/4 x 6 1/2" (210 x 166 mm)
Signature: butterfly on letter
Inscription: letter from Whistler to T. R. Way

Sketch of 'The Novel - Study of a girl reading'

Provenance

  • 1893: sent by Whistler to Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913) , London;
  • 1904/1905: bought by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919) , Detroit;
  • 1919: bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime, and, by the ter,s of Freer's will, cannot be shown in any other venue.

Last updated: 6th March 2021 by Margaret