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

 

M.0587
Charles Hanson

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1876
Collection: Private Collection
Accession Number: none
Medium: pen and dark brown ink
Support: white laid paper
Size: 4 7/16 x 5 9/16-5 5/8" (113 x 141-143)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Charles Hanson

Provenance

  • 1870s: probably given to the sitter, Charles James Whistler Hanson (1870-1935) ;
  • 1935-1980: passed by family descent to a private collector;
  • 1980: sent to auction, Sotheby's, London, 25 June 1980 (lot 183) 'Portrait Study', withdrawn;
  • 1980-1995: private collection.

Exhibitions

It was not, as far as is known, exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 13th February 2021 by Margaret