Titles

Whistler's original title is not known. Suggested titles are as follows:

• 'The Beach, Pourville' (1955, Colnaghi). 1
• ‘The Shore, Pourville’ (1960, Arts Council). 2
• 'The Shore, Pourville' (1980, YMSM). 3

'The Shore, Pourville' is the preferred title.

Description

The Shore, Pourville, Ashmolean Museum

A view of the sea from a beach, in horizontal format. Two figures stand on the wet grey/beige beach at left, and a smaller figure, more or less a smudge, to their right at the water's edge. The green sea is rough, with creamy white breakers. The sky is pale blue and turquoise with scattered fluffy white and lilac/grey clouds.

Site

Pourville on the coast of France.