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

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Nocturne in Grey and Gold

Titles

One title has been suggested:

  • 'Nocturne in Grey and Gold' (1878, Whistler). 1
  • 'Nocturne in Grey and Gold' (1980, YMSM). 2

'Nocturne in Grey and Gold' is the preferred title.

Description

According to Williamson, it showed 'Battersea in a fog'. 3

Site

Battersea on the river Thames in London.

Notes:

1: Whistler to A. Graves, 5 November 1878, GUW #10913.

2: YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 155).

3: Williamson 1919 [more], p. 123.

Last updated: 22nd May 2021 by Margaret