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

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M.0398
Study for the 'Purple Iris'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1871/1872
Collection: National Museum of Wales, Cardiff
Accession Number: n/a
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 7 13/16 x 3 7/16-3 9/16" (198 x 87-90 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Study for the 'Purple Iris'

Provenance

The earlier history of the drawing is not known.

Exhibitions

No exhibition is known in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 8th March 2021 by Margaret