The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0676
The Owl in the clouds
Date
The Owl in the clouds dates, according to Charles Augustus Howell (1840?-1890) from 26 May 1878.
The Owl in the clouds, Glasgow University Library
The drawing is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 676).
Images
The Owl in the clouds, Glasgow University Library
Subject
Sitter
The Owl in the clouds, Glasgow University Library
The little owl represents Charles Augustus Howell (1840?-1890) though he did not precisely sit for it!
Technique
Conservation History
The Owl in the clouds, Glasgow University Library
The sheet was stuck by Howell into an album or Letter-book.
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1958: bequeathed by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.
Exhibitions
It has not been exhibited.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 676) as 'The Owl in the clouds'.