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

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M.0938
Grey Mist at Sea

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1883/1884
Collection: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Accession Number: 1930P335
Medium: watercolour and body colour
Support: white wove paper laid down on card
Size: 5 9/16 x 9 7/8" (143 x 240 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: v.: '335', '30', and 'No. 6'

Grey Mist at Sea

Description

Grey Mist at Sea, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Grey Mist at Sea, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery

A misty day, with waves breaking along the shore, and a three-masted ship on the horizon at right.

Site

Grey Mist at Sea, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Grey Mist at Sea, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery

Not identified. It is quite likely to have been painted by the North Sea, possibly in the Netherlands or northern France.

Last updated: 18th February 2021 by Margaret