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

Home  > Catalogue > People > Joseph Pennell (related works) > Catalogue entry

M.0592
Studies of blue and white porcelain

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1876
Collection: Whereabouts Unknown
Accession Number: none
Medium: ink and wash
Support: probably white paper
Size: 7" x 4 1/4" (179 x 109 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: 'No 1. / No 2. / No 3. avec les six marques. / No. 4. avec les six marques. - / No 5. / No 6'

Studies of blue and white porcelain

Provenance

  • ca 1876: drawn for Murray Marks (1840-1918) ;
  • 1918: sold at auction, Marks sale, Christie's, London, 5 July 1918 (lot 27), bought by Wallis, London dealers.

In 1906, while owned by Murray Marks, it was photographed by William E. Gray for Joseph Pennell (1860-1926). 1

Exhibitions

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

Notes:

1: Bill, 29 December 1906, E. R. & J. Pennell Collection, Library of Congress.

Last updated: 9th March 2021 by Margaret