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

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M.1712
Sketch of 'Whistler in his Studio'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1902
Collection: Special Collections, Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler W1135
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: dark cream laid paper, envelope with black mourning edges and printed heading 'Chatsworth, Chesterfield'
Size: 110 x 144 mm (4 5/16 x 5 11/16")
Signature: none
Inscription: 'The Times/ Encyclopedia' and 'Piano. 2000/ T.in ice. 2000'

Sketch of 'Whistler in his Studio'

Description

Sketch of 'Whistler in his Studio', Glasgow University Library
Sketch of 'Whistler in his Studio', Glasgow University Library
Whistler in his Studio, Art Institute of Chicago
Whistler in his Studio, Art Institute of Chicago
The Artist's Studio, Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane
The Artist's Studio, Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane

The drawing is only 55 mm high. It may represent The Artist in his Studio (Whistler in his Studio) [YMSM 063], which was owned Douglas William Freshfield (1845-1934) in 1902. Another version, The Artist's Studio [YMSM 062], was for sale at Robinson & Fisher's about 1901, until, in the middle of the auction, Whistler announced it was not his work (which was not true) so that it failed to sell. After Whistler's death, his lawyer declared that Whistler said that it was in fact his work. 1

Notes:

1: Pennell 1921C [more] , pp. 69-70.

Last updated: 27th February 2021 by Margaret