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

 

M.1621
A nude girl holding up a pink cloak

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1900
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46290
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card with stamp of W. Holland
Size: 274 x 180 mm (10 3/4 x 7 1/16")
Signature: none
Inscription: none

A nude girl holding up a pink cloak

Provenance

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

Exhibitions

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

Due to the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's will, this work cannot be lent to another venue.

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret