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

 

Silver and Gold: Chelsea

Provenance

Unknown.

Exhibitions

  • 1884: Annual Exhibition of Sketches, Pictures & Photography: A Loan Collection of Pictures by Mr Whistler ..., Dublin Sketching Club, Dublin, 1884 (cat. no. 255) as 'Silver and Gold: Chelsea'.

                    Nocturne: Silver and Opal - Chelsea, Freer Gallery of Art
Nocturne: Silver and Opal - Chelsea, Freer Gallery of Art

The Dublin Daily Express on 1 December 1884 described it as 'the vaporous stillness (scene of twinkling lights) of ... the Thames at Chelsea'.

Last updated: 7th February 2021 by Margaret