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

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YMSM 225
The Gold Ruff

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1885/1895
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46349
Medium: oil
Support: canvas
Size: 25.8 x 18.0 cm (10 1/8 x 7 1/8")
Signature: none
Inscription: none

The Gold Ruff

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to Whistler's ward and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1935: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

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

By the terms of Miss R. Birnie Philip's gift to the University of Glasgow, it is not lendable.

Last updated: 7th December 2020 by Margaret