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

 

M.1089
r.: Study for the Tall Flower; v.: Design for a Wall Decoration

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1890/1895
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1904.63a-c
Medium: watercolour
Support: cream wove paper
Size: 9 15/16 x 6 15/16" (252 x 176 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: v.: '04.63' in unknown hand

r.: Study for the Tall Flower; v.: Design for a Wall Decoration

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1904: bought from Obach, London art dealers, by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919) , Detroit, on 24 May 1904;
  • 1919: bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art.

Exhibitions

By the terms of Freer's bequest, this work cannot be lent to another venue.

Last updated: 6th December 2020 by Margaret