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

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M.1529
Eva and Gladys Carrington seated on a sofa

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1898
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46270
Medium: charcoal and pastel
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 7-7 1/16 x 10 13/16" (178-180 x 275 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Eva and Gladys Carrington seated on a sofa

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

As far as is known, it was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

By the terms of Miss Philip's gift, this work cannot be exhibited in another venue.

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret