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

 

M.0899
Maud reading in bed

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1883/1884
Collection: Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore
Accession Number: 37.318
Medium: watercolour
Support: white wove paper
Size: 9 7/8 x 6 7/8" (251 x 175 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: v.: 'This Aquarelle painted by Whistler from his model Maud was presented to me by him. G. A. Lucas. Paris, France.' by G. A. Lucas

Maud reading in bed

Provenance

  • 1883/1886: given by Whistler to George Aloysius Lucas (1824-1909) , Paris;
  • 1908: given to Henry Walters (1841-1931) , Baltimore;
  • 1931: estate of Henry Walters;
  • 1937: passed to the Walters Art Gallery.

Exhibitions

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

Last updated: 20th February 2021 by Margaret