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

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The White Girl

Provenance

  • 1870s?: acquired by Charles William Deschamps (1848-1908) , London art dealer;
  • 1894: sold at auction, Christie's, London, 21 July 1894 (lot 130) as 'The White Girl' and bought by 'Reed', or Wallis of the French Gallery, London dealers;
  • 1895: possibly bought by Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932) and sent to Whistler.

Kennedy suggested that Whistler should show it to Isaac Cook, jr (1867-1926), presumably in the hope of a sale, but nothing more is recorded of this suggestion. 1

Notes:

1: 16 July 1895, GUW #07256.

Last updated: 22nd February 2021 by Margaret