Beach Scene

Creator Name

James McNeill Whistler

Cultural Context

Date

probably 1885, 1876 to 1900

Source

National Gallery of Art

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Title

Beach Scene

Creator

James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834 - 1903, artist

Worktype

Drawing

Cultural Context

Material

watercolor and traces of gouache on off-white paper mounted on paperboard

Dimensions

sheet: 12.6 × 21.2 cm (4 15/16 × 8 3/8 in.)

Technique

Language

Date

probably 1885, 1876 to 1900

Provenance

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art; Donor: Paul Mellon; Source: Paul Mellon

Style Period

Realist

Rights

CC0

Inscription

lower right in watercolor: Whistler signature; upper left verso in graphite: (N 20) y / A11723; center verso in graphite: N20 y; lower left verso in graphite: No. 29 [crossed out]

Location

American

Source

National Gallery of Art

Subjects

topographical; landscape; Coast

Topic

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