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

 

M.1601
Two paintings of nudes

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1899
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler P404
Medium: pencil
Support: cream laid paper, black mourning edges, partial watermark of a crown and ‘The’
Size: 112 x 179 mm (4 7/16 x 7 1/16")
Signature: letter signed ‘The General’
Inscription: letter from Whistler to R. Birnie Philip

Two paintings of nudes

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death, and bequeathed to his ward and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1955: given by Miss R. Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not, as far as is known, exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 7th March 2021 by Margaret