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

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YMSM 377
The Shop Window

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1888/1890
Collection: Private Collection
Accession Number: unknown
Medium: oil
Support: wood
Size: 125 x 229 mm (5 x 9")
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

The Shop Window

The Shop Window dates from the late 1880s, possibly between 1888 and 1890. 1

The Shop Window, Private collection
The Shop Window, Private collection

It is not easy to date but the technique and the tiny butterfly signature suggest this date.

Notes:

1: Dated '1885/90' in YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 377).

Last updated: 2nd January 2021 by Margaret