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

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YMSM 422
The Violinist

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1890/1894
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art, OH
Accession Number: 1942.1133
Medium: oil
Support: canvas
Size: 79 x 53.3 cm (31 1/16 x 20 15/16")
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none
Frame: Grau-style, American, 1910s

The Violinist

The Violinist probably dates from between 1890 and 1894, but is difficult to date precisely.

The Violinist, Cleveland Museum of Art
The Violinist, Cleveland Museum of Art

The technique suggests a date in the early 1890s. The butterfly, which appears to be an integral part of the original painting, is of the style used by Whistler about 1894. 1

Notes:

1: YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 422).

Last updated: 16th October 2020 by Margaret