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

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Marine

Technique


                    Marine, Private Collection
Marine, Private Collection

Thinly painted on the sky and shore, with thicker, creamy brushstrokes on the waves.


                    Marine, verso
Marine, verso

                    Marine, verso
Marine, verso

It is painted on a board with an uneven bevelled edge on the verso, as seen above.

Conservation History


                    Marine, detail
Marine, detail

                    Marine, verso
Marine, verso

A conservator, Simon Parkes, commented that when he examined it in November 2015, it was in 'unusually good condition' although it could be slightly dirty, and there was nothing to suggest the butterfly, though faint, was a later addition. 1

Frame


                    Marine, frame, detail
Marine, frame, detail

Not original.

Notes:

1: Simon Parkes Art Conservation, New York, letter to Christie's, New York NY, 20 November 2015.

Last updated: 18th October 2020 by Margaret