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

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Butterfly design for 'L'Envoi'

Provenance

  • 1980: sold at auction, Christie's, London, 17 October 1980 (lot 1) as 'Butterfly Motif' and bought by A. D'Offay, London art dealer;
  • 1981: sold at auction, Christie's, London, 6 November 1981 (lot 4) and bought by Julius L. Zelman and Anita Zelman (n/a) ;
  • 2017: on J. L. Zelman's death, possibly passed to a private collection.

The earlier and current provenance is unknown.

Exhibitions

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

Last updated: 9th March 2021 by Margaret