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

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M.0392
Design for a fan

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1868/1873
Collection: Colby College Museum of Art
Accession Number: 2018.107
Medium: pencil, watercolour and gouache
Support: off-white japan paper
Size: 6 1/2-6 13/16 x 7 9/16-19 3/8" (166-173 x 193-492 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

Design for a fan

Design for a fan dates from 1868/1873. It is dated by its relationship to other works of art, particularly Symphony in Blue and Pink [YMSM 086], as well as the technique.

Design for a fan, Colby College Museum of Art
Design for a fan, Colby College Museum of Art

It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 392) dated 'c.1870'. This entry has been updated and extended.

Last updated: 19th June 2021 by Margaret