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

 

M.1192
The Prediction

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1888
Collection: Private Collection
Accession Number: none
Medium: pen and brown ink
Support: cream laid paper
Size: 4 3/8 x 6 15/16" (111 x 176 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

The Prediction

Description

The Prediction, Private Collection
The Prediction, Private Collection

Whistler gave this drawing to Théodore Roussel (1847-1926) , who explained that it shows 'the suite of an adventure predicted' by Whistler 'telling cards'.

Last updated: 4th March 2021 by Margaret