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

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M.0660
Sketch design for decoration of passage of 96 Cheyne Walk

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1877/1878
Collection: Private Collection
Accession Number: none
Medium: charcoal
Support: brown wove paper
Size: ca 6 3/4 x 11" (171 x 279 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

Sketch design for decoration of passage of 96 Cheyne Walk

Provenance

  • 1870s: acquired from Whistler by Thomas Way (1837-1915) and passed to his son, Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913) ;
  • 1913: probably acquired from his widow by Pickford Robert Waller (1849-1930) ;
  • 1930: bequeathed to his daughter Sybil Christina Waller (1882-1973) ;
  • 1965: sold at auction, Christie's, London, 12 November 1965 (lot 33) as 'Sketch for 96 Cheyne Walk' and bought by d'Offay, London art dealer.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 13th February 2021 by Margaret