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

 

M.1482
Whistler raiding the Chelsea Arts Club

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1896
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler P323
Medium: pencil
Support: cream laid paper, yellow embossed heading '4, WHITEHALL COURT, / S.W.', partial watermark 'JOYNSON/ FINE QUALI...', f.s.
Size: 7 1/4 x 6" (195 x 152 mm)
Signature: 'the General' on letter
Inscription: 'These gentlemen in the first throes of digestion with the "toad in their belly["]! ha! ha!! - '

Whistler raiding the Chelsea Arts Club

Provenance

  • 1896: sent to Whistler's sister-in-law, ward and executrix, 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: 5th March 2021 by Margaret