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

Composition

A design for wall decoration in 72 Cheyne Walk, The Hunterian, Glasgow
A design for wall decoration in 72 Cheyne Walk, The Hunterian, Glasgow
Designs for wall decorations: r.: Designs for 2 Lindsey Row; r. and v.: Whistler's House, 2 Lindsey Row, The Hunterian, Glasgow
Designs for wall decorations: r.: Designs for 2 Lindsey Row; r. and v.: Whistler's House, 2 Lindsey Row, The Hunterian, Glasgow
Sketch design for decoration of passage of 96 Cheyne Walk, The Hunterian, Glasgow
Sketch design for decoration of passage of 96 Cheyne Walk, The Hunterian, Glasgow

The decorative scheme echoes designs of 30 years earlier (Designs for wall decorations: r.: Designs for 2 Lindsey Row; r. and v.: Whistler's House, 2 Lindsey Row [M.0659] and Sketch design for decoration of passage of 96 Cheyne Walk [M.0660]) but he was too ill to carry it out.

Technique

The paper has short fibres and a rough knobbly texture, with bits of wood-stalk visible, and a slight diagonal grain. There has been some paper loss at the upper edge. The only pinhole visible is at the lower edge. See also MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1708).

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret