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

 

The Palace; white and pink

Technique


                    The Palace; white and pink, National Gallery of Art
The Palace; white and pink, National Gallery of Art

The scene is vignetted, the ground floor of the palace, and the gondola at the watergate, being drawn lightly in black in great detail, and colours applied in dots and lshort strokes. Longer strokes were used on the water and walls. A wider range of colour than usual was used. 1

Frame

419 x 520 x 413 mm (16 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1 5/8".)

Notes:

1: See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 758).

Last updated: 9th February 2021 by Margaret