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

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M.0323
Sketch of 'Symphony in White No. 3'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1865
Collection: Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Accession Number: Manuscript Division, Pennell-Whistler Collection, PWC 1/33/1
Medium: pen and dark ink
Support: cream laid paper
Size: 8 1/8 x 10 9/16" (207 x 269 mm)
Signature: 'Whistler.' [on letter]
Inscription: letter including 'fond gris très fin', 'canapé blanc.', 'bleu clair tres fin', 'Jo en robe de toile très blanc ...'

Sketch of 'Symphony in White No. 3'

Provenance

The exact dates of ownership between 1904 and 1936 are not entirely certain.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 17th February 2021 by Margaret