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

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M.1544
Old man sleeping

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1898
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46275
Medium: pencil
Support: off-white wove paper, pale blue squares
Size: 3 3/16 x 2 3/16" (81 x 55 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: 'The black bewilderment/ The Baronets Indiscretion/ The Experts' and '[Comprenant, véhément] et plaidant/ par Mr. Beurdeley, avocat,/ assisté de M. Bazelle. avoué... le 10. Jun. 1898.' (fragment)

Old man sleeping

Technique

Old man sleeping, The Hunterian
Old man sleeping, The Hunterian

The tiny pencil sketch, with wavy, pothooked lines, and small patches of shading, catches perfectly the comfortable pose and well worn shape of clothes.

Conservation History

This is a page taken from a notebook, the torn edge being at left, and rounded edges at right.

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret