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

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M.1331
Design for a poster for 'Nocturnes, Marines and Chevalet Pieces'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1892
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: FGA 88
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: cream laid paper, watermark of coronet over 'CL/ ORIGINAL DELTA/ FINE', f.s.
Size: 8 11/16 x 6 13/16" (220 x 173 mm)
Signature: 'J McN Whistler' on letter
Inscription: 'Poster', see SUBJECT/ Description

Design for a poster for 'Nocturnes, Marines and Chevalet Pieces'

Description

Design for a poster for 'Nocturnes, Marines and Chevalet Pieces', Freer Gallery of Art
Design for a poster for 'Nocturnes, Marines and Chevalet Pieces', Freer Gallery of Art

The wording within the poster reads 'Mr.Whistler/ Goupil Galleries'. The relevant text in the letter reads:

'Poster. You will understand the corrections - Would like the whole thing to look whiter- that is more brought together- or rather larger margin -

- top/ to look' [poster with text 'Mr.Whistler/ Goupil Galleries'] 'like this -

- bottom

No stops or commas.' 1

Notes:

1: GUW #03414 (where 'whiter' is mistranscribed 'Whistler'.

Last updated: 6th March 2021 by Margaret