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

 

r.: Sketch of Battersea Reach for a Nocturne; v.: Illegible (skyline?)

Composition


                    r.: Sketch of Battersea Reach for a Nocturne, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
r.: Sketch of Battersea Reach for a Nocturne, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute

                    Nocturne: Blue and Silver - Cremorne Lights, Tate Britain, London
Nocturne: Blue and Silver - Cremorne Lights, Tate Britain, London

A similar view is seen in several nocturnes including Nocturne: Blue and Silver - Cremorne Lights [YMSM 115].

Conservation History

The drawing was torn across by Whistler and repaired by Thomas Way (1837-1915) or Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913) .

Last updated: 10th March 2021 by Margaret