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

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The Shore, Pourville

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler’s studio at his death and bequeathed to his executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1955: sold by her to Colnaghi, London dealers, in May 1955 (a/c A3260);
  • 1955/1960: sold by them to Judge Francis Falconer Madan (1886-1961) , London;
  • 1961: bequeathed by Madan to the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, in November 1961.

Exhibitions

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

Last updated: 15th December 2020 by Margaret