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

 

M.0814
Sunset; blue and gold

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1880
Collection: Private Collection
Accession Number: none
Medium: pastel
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 5 3/8 x 9 3/4" (137 x 247 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: 'Sunset in Blue & Gold', 'Whistler' and butterfly on verso of frame

Sunset; blue and gold

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Sunset; blue and gold, Private Collection
Sunset; blue and gold, Private Collection

Venice, Italy. A view of the domes of Santa Maria della Salute: the ball on the tower of the Dogana or Customs House is clearly visible.

Last updated: 4th June 2021 by Margaret