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

 

Sun and silver - La Petite Crémerie, Paris

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                    Sun and silver – La Petite Crémerie, Paris, photograph, Library of Congress
Sun and silver – La Petite Crémerie, Paris, photograph, Library of Congress

The Sun on 10 March 1889 gave a useful description: 'a corner shop in Paris done all in white, with but a touch of green in two small potted plants beside the door. Nothing could be more luminous, delicate, exquisite, nothing could have been touched with a lighter, more masterly hand.'

It is known to the authors only from a photograph.

Last updated: 31st March 2021 by Margaret