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

 

Psyché

Psyché dates from 1892. In October 1892 Whistler, then in Paris, told the poet Stéphane Mallarmé (1842-1898)‚ that if he came the next Friday he could see 'la Psyché - pour vous.' 1

It was catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1352).

Notes:

1: [25 October 1892], GUW #03849.

Last updated: 21st February 2021 by Margaret