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

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M.1457
Mrs Birnie Philip and a daughter

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1897
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46244
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: tan paper laid down on card
Size: 150 x 106 mm (5 7/8 x 4 3/16")
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Mrs Birnie Philip and a daughter

Composition

Mrs Birnie Philip and a daughter, The Hunterian
Mrs Birnie Philip and a daughter, The Hunterian
Mother and Daughter (La mère malade), National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Mother and Daughter (La mère malade), National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

It is closely related to the lithograph Mother and Daughter [La Mère Malade] c174, which is dated 1897 and was printed in Paris.

Technique

The areas of angular shading and cross-hatching indicate the textures and planes of the figures.

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret