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

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Nocturne: Chelsea

Provenance

  • 1881: probably given to Whistler's sister-in-law, Helen ('Nellie') Euphrosyne Whistler (1849-1917) , in whose collection it was seen by T. R. Way;
  • 1917: after her death, passed by family descent to Whistler's great-nephew, Joseph Whistler Revillon (1886-1955) ;
  • 1955: bequeathed by J. W. Revillon to the University of Glasgow.

Further details are given in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 860).

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 7th December 2020 by Margaret