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

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M.1323
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Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1892
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler W596
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: beige laid paper, f.s.
Size: 10 9/16 x 8 5/16" (268 x 211 mm)
Signature: butterfly on letter
Inscription: letter from J. McN. Whistler to B. Whistler

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Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death in 1903 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 has not been exhibited.

Last updated: 23rd February 2021 by Margaret