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

 

Hastings

Technique


                    Hastings, private collection
Hastings, private collection

Very free washes indicate sea, sky and hills; details of the greys and browns of the town roofs were painted with a pointed brush, the colours frequently running into each other.

Conservation History

The paper is slightly darkened.

Last updated: 28th May 2021 by Margaret