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

 

M.0897
Violet and amber - Tea

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1883/1884
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1902.162a-c
Medium: watercolour
Support: cream paper, laid down on card
Size: 9 7/8 x 6 7/8" (251 x 174-176 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Violet and amber - Tea

Technique

Violet and amber – Tea, Freer Gallery of Art
Violet and amber – Tea, Freer Gallery of Art

The Daily News on 21 May 1884 called it an 'essay in smudge'.

See technical details in Whistler in Watercolour, Freer|Sackler, Washington, 2019, website.

Last updated: 8th February 2021 by Margaret