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

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Grey and Green - Dordrecht

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Grey and Green – Dordrecht, Private Collection
Grey and Green – Dordrecht, Private Collection

The colour is subtle, with beige and grey applied in freely flowing brush-strokes for sky and sea. Along the waterside, spiky, brittle strokes of bright green were interspersed with the grey of ships and red-roofed buildings.

Last updated: 5th March 2021 by Margaret