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

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M.0456
A lady reading a letter

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1872/1878
Collection: Whereabouts Unknown
Accession Number: none
Medium: chalk and pencil
Support: buff paper
Size: 9 5/8 x 5 1/8" (245 x 130 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: v.: 'Whistler' and '1894' (or '1874') in unknown hands
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A lady reading a letter

Provenance

  • 1972: sold at auction, Sotheby, London, 22 November 1972 (lot 6) as 'A Lady Reading a Letter'.

Neither the early nor recent provenance are known.

Exhibitions

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

Last updated: 8th March 2021 by Margaret