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

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The Purple Cap

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                    The Purple Cap, Freer Gallery of Art
The Purple Cap, Freer Gallery of Art

This pastel, originally dating from the early 1890s, and seen by C. L. Freer in 1899, was left for Whistler to work on. The sale was not confirmed until 1902, and it is not clear whether Whistler really did much work on it at that late date.

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