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

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r.: Sketch of Battersea Reach for a Nocturne; v.: Illegible (skyline?)

Provenance

  • 1870s: acquired by Thomas Way (1837-1915) and passed to his son Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913);
  • 1913: bequeathed to his widow Amy Ellen Cox, Mrs T. R. Way (1865-1949);
  • 1913: sent for sale to Sotheby's, London, 1 July 1913 (lot 59) as 'View on the Thames', but not sold.
  • Date unknown: acquired by Pickford Robert Waller (1849-1930);
  • 1930: bequeathed to his daughter Sybil Christina Waller (1882-1973);
  • 1965: sold at auction, Christie's, London, 12 November 1965 (lot 33) and bought by Knoedler's, New York art dealers;
  • 1969: bought by the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute.

Exhibitions

  • It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 10th March 2021 by Margaret