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

 

M.1597
r.: Violet and Silver: Low Tide, Belle-Isle-en-mer; v.: Head of a woman with a Breton head-dress

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1899/1900
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46282
Medium: r: watercolour; v: pencil
Support: cream Japanese tissue paper laid down on card
Size: 216 x 127 mm (8 9/16 x 5")
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

r.: Violet and Silver: Low Tide, Belle-Isle-en-mer; v.: Head of a woman with a Breton head-dress

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

  • 1905: Œuvres de James McNeill Whistler, Palais de l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1905 (cat. no. 107).

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

Last updated: 5th June 2021 by Margaret