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

 

M.0749
The Little Riva; in opal

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1879/1880
Collection: Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel, MS
Accession Number: 27.31
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 6 x 11 7/8" (152 x 301 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: 'N37. 11 1/4 x 5 1/4'

The Little Riva; in opal

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The Little Riva; in opal, Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
The Little Riva; in opal, Lauren Rogers Museum of Art

A view from the Fondamenta Zattere, looking across to the Riva degli Schiavoni, Venice, Italy. The church of La Pietà is visible, with a row of white buildings to right, but the Public Gardens are concealed by the boats. 1 In 1927 the drawing was thought to be 'Nocturne: Amsterdam Harbor' but is definitely Venice.

Notes:

1: 'Art: Venice Pastels', The Observer, London, 6 February 1881, supplement p. 1.

Last updated: 16th February 2021 by Margaret