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

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YMSM 519
The Sea, Pourville, No. 2

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1899
Collection: Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, NY
Accession Number: 73.114
Medium: oil
Support: wood
Size: 140 x 232 mm (5 1/2 x 9 1/8")
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none
Frame: 'Whistler-style'

The Sea, Pourville, No. 2

The Sea, Pourville, No. 2 probably dates from Whistler's sojourn on the French coast in July and August 1899. 1

The Sea, Pourville, No. 2, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
The Sea, Pourville, No. 2, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute

It is dated from the technique, signature, and similarity to other paintings including Green and Silver: The Great Sea [YMSM 518] and The Sea, Pourville [YMSM 520].

Notes:

1: YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 519).

Last updated: 25th November 2020 by Margaret