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

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M.1371
A girl carrying a bowl on her head

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1893/1895
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46179
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 10 13/16 x 7 1/16" (274 x 179 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none
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A girl carrying a bowl on her head

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death in 1903 and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
  • 1935: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

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

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's Gift, this work cannot be lent to another venue.

Last updated: 8th December 2020 by Margaret