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

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M.1289
The Conversation

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1890/1894
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46156
Medium: pastel
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 7 1/16 x 10 15/16" (180 x 278 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: 'o'

The Conversation

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1935: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

  • 1905: Œuvres de James McNeill Whistler, Palais de l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1905 (cat. no. 150) as 'The Conversation'.

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's Gift, this work cannot be lent to another venue.

Last updated: 5th June 2021 by Margaret