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

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M.0892
Southend Pier

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1883/1884
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1904.82a-c
Medium: watercolour
Support: cream paper, laid down on card
Size: 7 x 10" (178 x 254 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Southend Pier

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Southend Pier, Freer Gallery of Art
Southend Pier, Freer Gallery of Art

Southend-on-Sea was a popular resort on the Essex coast, some 60 kilometers east of London, on the north side of the Thames Estuary. It was easily reached by rail on a day trip from London.

Last updated: 6th December 2020 by Margaret