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

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M.0556
Seven studies of fish

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1873
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46068
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 11 1/8-11 1/4 x 7 3/16-7 5/16" (283-286 x 183-186 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Seven studies of fish

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
  • 1935: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

No record of an exhibition in Whistler's time has been located.

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift, the drawing can not be lent to any other venue.

Last updated: 7th December 2020 by Margaret