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

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M.1708
A design for wall decoration in 72 Cheyne Walk

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1902
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46312
Medium: chalk
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 181 x 280 mm (7 1/8 x 11")
Signature: none
Inscription: v.: 'Sketches for ships on the wall of 72 Cheyne Walk' in an unknown hand

A design for wall decoration in 72 Cheyne Walk

A design for wall decoration in 72 Cheyne Walk probably dates from 1902. In April 1902 Whistler leased 72 Cheyne Walk from the architect Charles Robert Ashbee (1863-1942) and lived there until his death in 1903.

A design for wall decoration in 72 Cheyne Walk, The Hunterian, Glasgow
A design for wall decoration in 72 Cheyne Walk, The Hunterian, Glasgow

It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1708).

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret