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

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Three Peacock shutters

Titles

Alternative titles have been suggested:

  • 'Three Peacock Shutters' (1995, MacDonald). 1
  • 'Designs on the Shutters' (1998, Merrill). 2

The descriptive title of Three Peacock Shutters is retained here.

Description

Three Peacock Shutters, New York Public Library
Three Peacock Shutters, New York Public Library

The butterfly in glory, radiating light, is the centrepiece of the shutters. All three shutters have their margins defined. There is a scribble of the pen to right.

Site

Three Peacock Shutters, New York Public Library
Three Peacock Shutters, New York Public Library
Shutters in Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room, Freer Gallery of Art
Shutters in Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room, Freer Gallery of Art

The Peacock Room, 49 Prince’s Gate, London.

Notes:

1: MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 580).

2: Merrill 1998 [more], p. 218.

Last updated: 13th February 2021 by Margaret