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

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M.0707
Design for the cover of 'Whistler v. Ruskin: Art and Art Critics'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1878
Collection: Whereabouts Unknown
Accession Number: none
Medium: pen, ink and wash
Support: white paper
Size: 7 1/4 x 5 1/2" (184 x 139 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: 'Whistler v. Ruskin // J. A. McN. Whistler/ The White House/ Chelsea. // Dec. 24, 1878.'

Design for the cover of 'Whistler v. Ruskin: Art and Art Critics'

Provenance

  • 1878: probably acquired from the artist by Thomas Way (1837-1915) , who printed Whistler v. Ruskin: Art and Art Critics;
  • ca 1913: acquired from his son, Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913) or from Mrs Way by Pickford Robert Waller (1849-1930) , London;
  • 1930: bequeathed to his daughter, Sybil Christina Waller (1882-1973) ;
  • 1965: sold at auction, Christie's, London, 14 November 1966 (lot 100).

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 7th March 2021 by Margaret