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

 

M.0708
Chelsea Reach and the dragonfly

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1878
Collection: Private Collection
Accession Number: none
Medium: watercolour
Support: brown paper
Size: 7 x 10 ¼" (177 x 260 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

Chelsea Reach and the dragonfly

Composition

This is one of several designs for the cover of Whistler v. Ruskin: Art and Art Critics. 1 It was not used, a simple text and butterfly signature on brown paper being a cheaper option.

Notes:

1: Whistler 1878 A [more] .

Last updated: 8th March 2021 by Margaret