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

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M.1129
Flower

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1887
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler F126
Medium: pencil
Support: cream laid paper, watermark of plumed helmet on a shield before crossed spears, over 's&h' and 'HOLYROOD', heading 'INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF/ BRITISH ARTISTS./ [circular crest:] SBA / SUFFOLK STREET, PALL MALL EAST, S.W/ _188...', f.s.
Size: 10 x 7 7/8" (253 x 201 mm)
Signature: 'J. McNeill Whistler' on letter, p. 3
Inscription: letter starting 'Mr Whistler thanks you ...'

Flower

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1955: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 21st February 2021 by Margaret