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

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Street Scene, Peter Nahum
Street Scene, Peter Nahum

The scene was first neatly summarised with a few dots and dashes, followed by precise outlines, consisting of short, straight lines, sometimes overlapping, sometimes broken. Irregular areas of shading indicate shadows and the textures of walls and roofs.

Last updated: 5th January 2019 by Margaret