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

 

M.0768
Note in flesh-colour and red

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1879/1880
Collection: Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College
Accession Number: 2000.108
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 11 7/8 x 4 3/8" (302 x 111 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Note in flesh-colour and red

Technique

Note in flesh-colour and red, Wellesley College
Note in flesh-colour and red, Wellesley College

The view up a narrow passage was summarily outlined in black, with the pastel colours and detail focussed on the figures and church in the distance.

Last updated: 10th February 2021 by Margaret