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

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M.0937
Grey and Silver - North Sea

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1884
Collection: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Accession Number: PD 74-1959
Medium: watercolour
Support: white wove paper
Size: 6 1/2 x 10 9/16" (165 x 268 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: v.: 'No 13 y' and '1129i' in unknown hand

Grey and Silver - North Sea

Description

Grey and Silver – North Sea, Fitzwilliam Museum
Grey and Silver – North Sea, Fitzwilliam Museum

A grey, windy, rainy day: to right of centre is a two masted sailing ship, and in the distance at right, possibly a pier or jetty, with ships moored in front of it.

Site

Grey and Silver – North Sea, Fitzwilliam Museum
Grey and Silver – North Sea, Fitzwilliam Museum

The title specifies that this is a view of the North Sea. It could have been painted in the Netherlands or northern France.

Last updated: 2nd April 2021 by Margaret