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

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Man in the dock at Bow Street Police Court

Provenance

  • ca 1878: probably given by Whistler to Thomas Way (1837-1915) , London;
  • Before 1910: probably sold by his son, Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913) , to Kennedy, New York dealers;
  • 1912: owned by David A. Kennedy (fl. 1895-1915) , New York dealer.
  • Date unknown: acquired by Pickford Robert Waller (1849-1930) , London;
  • 1930: bequeathed to Sybil Christina Waller (1882-1973) ;
  • 1965: sold at auction, Christie's, London, 12 November 1965 (lot unknown) and bought by Knoedler's, New York dealers;
  • 1969: 'Two male heads' bought by the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute on 19 May.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 20th March 2021 by Margaret