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

 

The Sea Coast

The Sea Coast may have been painted in 1897, possibly on the north-west coast of France.

1883/1884: It was originally dated from a photograph to between 1883 and 1884. 1

1894/1900: The butterfly signature is clearly of a later date, in the 1890s; however, it could have been signed for sale in 1899/1900.


                The Sea Coast, State Hermitage Museum
The Sea Coast, State Hermitage Museum

                Harmony in Blue and Silver: Beaching the Boat, Étretat, Fogg Art Museum
Harmony in Blue and Silver: Beaching the Boat, Étretat, Fogg Art Museum

1897: It may have been painted in Étretat, at the same time as Harmony in Blue and Silver: Beaching the Boat, Étretat [YMSM 483]. The pale beige/grey beach would fit with that area.

Notes:

1: Dated 'probably 1883/4' in YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 274).

Last updated: 9th March 2020 by Margaret