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

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YMSM 286
The Pier: A Grey Note

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1884
Collection: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Accession Number: 1988.6
Medium: oil
Support: wood
Size: 8.7 x 14.8 cm (3 7/16 x 5 13/16")
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

The Pier: A Grey Note

The Pier: A Grey Note may date from early 1884, when Whistler worked in St Ives. 1

The Pier: A Grey Note, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
The Pier: A Grey Note, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

It was first exhibited at 'Notes' - 'Harmonies' - 'Nocturnes', Messrs Dowdeswell, London, 1884 (cat. no. 1).

Notes:

1: YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 286).

Last updated: 11th November 2020 by Margaret