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

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M.0489
Design for wall decorations for Aubrey House

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1873/1874
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46050
Medium: charcoal and gouache
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 7 3/16 x 4 15/16" (182 x 126 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: 'Dining Room Aubrey House'

Design for wall decorations for Aubrey House

Provenance

  • 1903: possibly in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) , or returned to Miss Birnie Philip after Whistler's death;
  • 1958: bequeathed by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

It is possible this was among works returned to Miss Philip by William Cleverly Alexander (1840-1916).

Exhibitions

There is no record of an exhibition in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 10th December 2020 by Margaret