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

 

M.0339
Butterflies and dragonflies

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1867
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler R138
Medium: pen, grey ink and wash
Support: off-white laid paper
Size: 8 3/16 x 10 3/8" (208 x 265 mm)
Signature: 'J. A. M. Whistler' (in letter)
Inscription: [letter]

Butterflies and dragonflies

Provenance

  • 1903: In Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1955: given to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 18th February 2021 by Margaret