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

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M.1499
Arthur H. Studd

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1897
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46263
Medium: charcoal
Support: on dark grey wove paper laid down on double sided card
Size: 10 3/4 x 7 1/16" (273 x 179 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: 'To Arthur H Studd/ in affectionate remembrance/ from "The ladies of the family"/ August 11th.1903.' by R. B. Philip

Arthur H. Studd

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and given by his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) and sister-in-law Ethel Whibley (1861-1920) on 11 August 1903 to Arthur Haythorne Studd (1863-1919) ;
  • 1919: bequeathed by Arthur H. Studd to Ethel Whibley (1861-1920) and Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1920: after the death of Ethel Whibley, owned solely by her sister Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip;
  • 1958: bequeathed by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

The inscription indicates that this drawing was a gift from the Birnie Philip 'ladies' to the sitter, Arthur Haythorne Studd. His will specified that it should be returned to Ethel Whibley and Rosalind Birnie Philip. 1

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Notes:

1: Thanks to Stephen Bartley, Honorary Archivist, Chelsea Arts Club, for information in email to M. F. MacDonald, 12 October 2020; Studd's will, exhibited in Arthur Studd exhibition, Chelsea Arts Club, 14 October - 2 November 2020.

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret