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

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r.: A Muse; v.: Study of a nude figure

Provenance

  • 1903: in the artist's studio at his death and bequeathed to Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1954: given to Lily Isobel Wright (d. 1965) , wife of Harold Wright (1885-1961), of Colnaghi's, art dealer, London;
  • 1962: sold at auction, Sotheby's, London, 28 March 1962 (lot 11) and bought by Agnew and Weitzner, art dealers;
  • 1964: sold to Thomas L. Howard, Jr, VA, July 1964;
  • 1985: bought by Knoedler's, New York art dealers, January 1985;
  • 1986: bought by Hope Davis, New York art dealer;
  • 1987: sold to a private collector.

For further details see MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1420).

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 19th June 2021 by Margaret