The Shore, Pourville dates from one of Whistler's trips to Dieppe and Pourville, between July and September 1899 or in the following year. 1

The Shore, Pourville, Ashmolean Museum

The Sea, Pourville, No. 1, The Hyde Collection

Grey and Gold: High Tide at Pourville, Freer Gallery of Art

It was probably painted around the same time as several other seascapes including The Sea, Pourville, No. 1 [YMSM 516] and Grey and Gold: High Tide at Pourville [YMSM 523].

It was almost certainly the ‘[Sea piece.] (3 figures in foreground.) Pourville.’ listed by Whistler’s ward, Miss R. Birnie Philip, among the small panels in Whistler’s studio at 8 Fitzroy Street on 16 February 1901. 2