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

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YMSM 297
The Seashore

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1884/1885
Collection: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession Number: 2009.16.3
Medium: oil
Support: wood
Size: 8.26 x 15.24 cm (3 1/4 x 6")
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none
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The Seashore

The Seashore probably dates from between 1884 and 1885. 1

The Seashore, Minneapolis Institute of Arts
The Seashore, Minneapolis Institute of Arts

The technique and the butterfly signature suggest this date.

Notes:

1: 'Probably painted 1883/5' in YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 297).

Last updated: 13th October 2020 by Margaret