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

 

M.0954
Grey and pearl - Bank Holiday Banners

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1883/1884
Collection: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Accession Number: PD.75-1959
Medium: watercolour
Support: off-white paper, tipped down
Size: 8 7/16 x 4 13/16" (215 x 122 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: v.: 'No 35 Y.' in unknown hands

Grey and pearl - Bank Holiday Banners

Site

Grey and pearl – Bank Holiday Banners, Fitzwilliam Museum
Grey and pearl – Bank Holiday Banners, Fitzwilliam Museum

Not identified: the title suggests an English holiday resort, though Dieppe, France, and Scheveningen in the Netherlands have been suggested as the site. It appears to be a port, since several tall ships are visible in the distance.

Last updated: 23rd April 2021 by Margaret