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

 

M.0569
Souvenir of Nocturne in Blue and Gold – From Westminster bridge

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1874
Collection: Private Collection
Accession Number: none
Medium: pen, brown ink
Support: white laid paper
Size: 4 1/4 x 7" (108 x 177 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: v.: 'Souvenir of Nocturne in Blue and Gold / From Westminster bridge - '

Souvenir of Nocturne in Blue and Gold – From Westminster bridge

Composition

Souvenir of Nocturne in Blue and Gold – From Westminster bridge, Private Collection
Souvenir of Nocturne in Blue and Gold – From Westminster bridge, Private Collection
Nocturne: Grey and Gold – Westminster Bridge, Burrell Collection, Glasgow Museums
Nocturne: Grey and Gold – Westminster Bridge, Burrell Collection, Glasgow Museums

The drawing is a preliminary study for Nocturne: Grey and Gold - Westminster Bridge [YMSM 145]. The sailing boat or barge in the lower right corner was later painted over in the oil.

Last updated: 15th February 2021 by Margaret