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

 

M.0846
Study of Maud Waller for 'Scherzo in Blue: The Blue Girl'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1881/1882
Collection: Private Collection
Accession Number: none
Medium: pen and dark brown ink
Support: white laid paper with partial watermark 'ON/IN'
Size: 5 1/4 x 3" (134 x 77 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Study of Maud Waller for 'Scherzo in Blue: The Blue Girl'

Provenance

  • 1881/1882: probably given to Maud Mary Waller (1862-1942) , who owned it until at least 1906.
  • 1980: sold at auction, Sotheby's, London, 25 June 1980 (lot 182) and bought by Dr and Mrs John E. Larkin, Jr.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 4th March 2021 by Margaret