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

 

M.0919
The Ocean Wave

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1883/1885
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1906.54a-b
Medium: watercolour
Support: beige paper, laid down on card
Size: 4 15/16 x 6 15/16" (126 x 176 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

The Ocean Wave

The Ocean Wave may date from Whistler's painting expedition to Cornwall between January and March 1884, but the butterfly signature suggests a later date.

The Ocean Wave, Freer Gallery of Art
The Ocean Wave, Freer Gallery of Art

This work was catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 919).

Last updated: 20th February 2021 by Margaret