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

 

Beach Scene

Description

The New York Tribune on 17 March 1889 described a beach scene on exhibition, which may have been this, 'one little study of smooth, oily water rolling lazily up on a dark beach. The water and foggy atmosphere are realized with fine tact.'

Last updated: 4th March 2021 by Margaret