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

 

M.1582
Plan of a panel of pictures for the ISSPG

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1899
Collection: Tate Archive, London
Accession Number: 72-45/295
Medium: pencil
Support: cream laid paper, watermark ‘Imperial Century’
Size: 227 x 176 mm (9 x 6 7/8")
Signature: letter signed ‘J. McN. Whistler’
Inscription: "Forbes’ sea piece // Oval / Cowan’s shop Nocturne / Oval // Phryne / Cigale"; '931' and '37' in unknown hands

Plan of a panel of pictures for the ISSPG

Provenance

  • 1899: John Lavery (1856-1941) ;
  • 1941-1972: passed by family descent;
  • 1972: given to the Tate Gallery.

Last updated: 7th March 2021 by Margaret