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

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Bead-stringers

Provenance

  • 1880/1891: owned by Thomas Way (1837-1915) or his son Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913) , London;
  • 1891: sold to Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932) , New York dealer;
  • By 1912: owned by his brother, David A. Kennedy (fl. 1895-1915) .
  • Before 1935: owned by Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935) ;
  • 1935: bequeathed to his widow, Katherine Geddes Benedict (1879-1961) , and daughter, Mrs James Douglass Sharpe;
  • 1962: sold at auction, Sotheby's, London, 21 November 1962 (lot 9) and bought by Julius H. Weitzner (1896-1986) for Agnew's, London art dealers;
  • 1965: sold to a private collector.
  • 1980: sold at auction, Christie's, London, 17 October 1980 (lot 3, repr.) and bought by Dr John Larkin (n/a) and Mrs Larkin.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's time.

Last updated: 8th March 2021 by Margaret