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

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M1033a
Ships at sea

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1885
Collection: Private Collection
Accession Number: none
Medium: watercolour
Support: paper
Size: 120 x 204 mm (4 3/4 x 8")
Signature: none
Inscription: none
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Ships at sea

Titles

Whistler's original title is not known.

  • 'Ships at sea' (2010, Sotheby). 1

Description

A beach scene in horizontal format. There are numerous figures on the beach and sailing ships at sea.

Site

Probably painted on the coast of France, at or near Dieppe.

Notes:

1: Correspondence with M. F. MacDonald, University of Glasgow, November 2010.

Last updated: 4th March 2021 by Margaret