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

 

M.1700
The Retort

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1900
Collection: The Hunterian
Accession Number: GLAHA 46311
Medium: pencil
Support: tan tracing paper
Size: 176 x 127 mm (6 15/16 x 5")
Signature: none
Inscription: "Design for 'Pears’ Soap' (The Retort) (never used)" possibly by Harold Wright

The Retort

The Retort dates from 1901.

The Retort, The Hunterian
The Retort, The Hunterian

It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1700).

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret