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

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M.0319
Sketch for 'Variations in Flesh Colour and Green: The Balcony'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1864
Collection: New York Public Library
Accession Number: Avery Collection
Medium: pencil, pen and dark brown ink
Support: white laid paper
Size: 8 7/16 x 7 3/8" (215 x 188 mm)
Signature: butterfly, possibly not by Whistler
Inscription: 'Sketch for Variations in Flesh Color & Green "The Balcony" '
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Sketch for 'Variations in Flesh Colour and Green: The Balcony'

Provenance

  • After 1867: acquired by Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York, NY;
  • 1900: given to the New York Public Library.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 17th February 2021 by Margaret