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

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M.1559
r.: Two butterflies, one on a tricolour flag; v.: Butterfly on a tricolour flag

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1899
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46277
Medium: pen and dark brown ink
Support: cream wove paper
Size: 9 5/16 x 7 3/16" (229 x 182 mm)
Signature: butterflies
Inscription: none

r.: Two butterflies, one on a tricolour flag; v.: Butterfly on a tricolour flag

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1958: bequeathed by Miss Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 7th December 2020 by Margaret